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Table 1.

Association of geomagnetic storms and solar wind flows in 1964–2011.

Storm size Events CME-associated (%) Stream (%) Slow S.W. (%) Uncertain events
Solar minimum Small 991* 15 77 8 91
Medium 391 27 70 3 39
Large 73 52 48 0 3
Major 38 87 13 0 3
Solar maximum Small 1128 44 48 7 110
Medium 557 63 35 1 33
Large 146 90 9 1 4
Major 115 100 0 0 0
Solar minimum G1 733 16 79 5 64
G2 234 34 65 2 25
G3 89 58 40 1 6
G4 25 92 8 0 0
G5 1 100 0 0 0
Solar maximum G1 868 47 49 4 72
G2 390 72 26 2 26
G3 156 94 5 1 3
G4 75 100 0 0 0
G5 11 100 0 0 0
*

Excluding “uncertain” events.

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