Halo CME detection alert from the SIDC/RWC Belgium
CME detection alert automatically produced by CACTUS| Source | SIDC (RWC Belgium) |
| Frequency | ASAP, when CME has been reliably detected |
| Format | Plain text |
| Mail header | Halo CME detection alert from the SIDC/RWC Belgium |
| SIDC code | cactus |
Latest issue
:Issued: 2012 May 17 2117 UTC
:Product: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/cactus
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# HALO CME ALERTS from the SIDC (RWC-Belgium), generated by CACTUS #
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A halo or partial-halo CME was detected with the following characteristics:
t0 | dt0| pa | da | v | dv | minv| maxv|
034|2012/05/17 01:48| 06 | 144| 360| 1201| 0477| 0128| 1953
http://www.sidc.be/cactus/cactuslinkprovider.php?id=48976&action=redirect&output=detail
041|2012/05/17 15:24| 02 | 114| 206| 0416| 0045| 0312| 0504
http://www.sidc.be/cactus/cactuslinkprovider.php?id=48988&action=redirect&output=detail
Details can be found here: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html
t0: onset time, earliest indication of liftoff
dt0: duration of liftoff (hours)
pa: principal angle, counterclockwise from North (degrees)
da: angular width of the CME (degrees),
v: median velocity (km/s)
dv: variation (1 sigma) of velocity over the width of the CME
mindv: lowest velocity detected within the CME
maxdv: highest velocity detected within the CME
This message is sent whenever a CME wider than 150 degrees is detected by cactus.
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Details
This message is of the Fast Alert type.The CACTUS software package scans through the images produced by the SOHO/LASCO coronagraph. When it detects a partial or full halo CME, this warning message is generated.
Check the ISES code book for information on ISES codes.


