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Table 5 The V_tr, V_max, Eyi, Eyp, Bs, and Bsp estimated using |min. Dst| of 1760 and 850 nT and transit time of 17.5 and 17.1 h on the Carrington storm

From: Solar events and solar wind conditions associated with intense geomagnetic storms

|min. Dst| (nT)

Transit time (h)

V_tr (km/s)

V_max1 (km/s)

Integrated Ey (Eyi)b2 (mV/m-h)

Peak Ey (Eyp)c3 (mV/m)

Bsd4 (nT)

Peak Bs (Bsp)e5 (nT)

1760

17.1

2430

1843

920

165

90

175

1760

17.5

2375

1801

920

165

92

175

850

17.1

2430

1843

414

79

43

87

850

17.5

2375

1801

414

79

44

87

  1. a1: calculation by Eq. (12)
  2. b2: calculation by Eq. (9)
  3. c3: calculation by Eq. (10)
  4. d4: calculation by Eq. (10) and V_max
  5. e5: calculation by Eq. (11)