A Prolonged Southward IMF-Bz Event of May 02--04, 1998: Solar, Interplanetary Causes and Geomagnetic Consequences
Susanta Kumar Bisoi, D. Chakrabarty, P. Janardhan, R.G. Rastogi, A., Yoshikawa, K. Fujiki, M. Tokumaru, and Y. Yan

TL;DR
This study analyzes a 44-hour weakly southward IMF-Bz event in May 1998, linking interplanetary magnetic structures and shocks to geomagnetic disturbances, revealing the solar and interplanetary origins of the event.
Contribution
It provides a detailed analysis of the solar, interplanetary, and geomagnetic factors causing a prolonged southward IMF-Bz, highlighting the role of ICME-driven shocks and magnetic configurations.
Findings
ICMEs and shocks caused the southward IMF-Bz
Density pulses correlated with geomagnetic variations
Discrete frequencies identified in geomagnetic spectra
Abstract
A detailed investigation was carried out to understand a prolonged (~44 hours) weakly southward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF-Bz) condition during May 02--04, 1998. In-situ observations, during the period, showed the passage of an expanding magnetic cloud embedded in an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME), followed up by a shock and an interplanetary discontinuity driven by another ICME. It is the arrival of the ICMEs and the upfront shocks that cause the prolonged southward IMF-Bz condition. The magnetic configuration of the source regions of the IMF associated with the ICME interval were also examined, which showed open magnetic field structures, emanating from a small active region on the north of the heliospheric current sheet (HCS). The structures remained constantly to the north of the HCS, both on April 29 and May 01, suggesting no change in their polarity. The…
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