Steady Magnetospheric Convection Events from 1997 to 2013

A list of steady magnetospheric convection (SMC) events occurring in Earth's magnetosphere between 1997 and 2013. The dataset includes start and end timestamps for each event, with a subset filtered for durations longer than five hours. J. Kissinger from the University of California, Los Angeles compiled this data, which is documented in two peer-reviewed journal articles.

Use Cases

• Analyze the frequency and duration of SMC events based on the provided start and end timestamps.
• Study long-duration magnetospheric convection patterns based on the subset of events lasting over five hours.
• Correlate SMC occurrences with other solar or geomagnetic indices based on the event time ranges.
• Validate models of steady magnetospheric convection based on the criteria documented in the referenced papers.

Strengths

• Data spans 17 years from 1997 to 2013, providing a long-term record.
• Events are defined using documented criteria from two peer-reviewed publications.
• Includes a curated subset of events with durations longer than five hours.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

J. Kissinger, University of California, Los Angeles

Collection Method

Selection criteria and method documented in Kissinger et al. (2011, 2012) JGR papers.

Time Range

1997 to 2013

Geography

Earth's magnetosphere