Abstract
During the interval of August 1978 – December 1979, 56 unambiguous fast forward shocks were identified using magnetic field and plasma data collected by the ISEE-3 spacecraft. Because this interval is at a solar maximum we assume the streams causing these shocks are associated with coronal mass ejections and eruptive solar flares. For these shocks we shall describe the shock- storm relationship for the level of intense storms (Dst < −100 nT). Then, we will discuss the interplanetary structures that are associated with the large-amplitude and long-duration negative B z fields,which are found in the sheath field and/or driver gas regions of the shock and are thought to be the main cause of the intense storms.
We will also present for the solar physicist a summary of the interplanetary/magnetosphere coupling functions, based on the magnetopause reconnection process. We will end by giving an overview of the long-term evolution of geomagnetic storms such as those associated with the seasonal and solar cycle distributions.
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Gonzalez, W.D., Tsurutani, B.T. (1992). Terrestrial response to eruptive solar flares: Geomagnetic storms. In: Švestka, Z., Jackson, B.V., Machado, M.E. (eds) Eruptive Solar Flares. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 399. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55246-4_111
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