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B J Thompson
J P Delaboudiniere, J B Gurman, F M Ipavich, D J
Michels, J S Newmark, R Schwenn, O C St Cyr
Since the launch of SOHO, WIND has detected several magnetic clouds, most of which have been related to Earth-directed coronal mass ejections. Two of these events have been used to predict geomagnetic activity: 6 January 1997 and 7 February 1997; in both cases, the magnetic cloud and subsequent pressure pulse had a significant impact on the Earth's magnetosphere.
The SOHO EUV Imaging Telescope (EIT) provides the first observations of these events in the EUV spectrum. The solar activity corresponding to each cloud is presented, including full-disk, coronagraph, magnetogram, and solar wind data throughout the course of each event. A survey of these events will include physical attributes and connections to observed solar wind and magnetospheric activity.