Comments on “Interplanetary and geomagnetic parameters during January 16–26, 2005” by R.P. Kane

We write this note of clarification to show that Kane (2012) has incorrectly interpreted the interplanetary magnetic field during the event by using low time-resolution data, and has thus misinterpreted the concluding comments of Du et al. (2008). Our recent paper (Du et al., 2011b) has shown that the solar wind energy input during northward IMF events is very low. Thus the interpretation of the Du et al. (2008) article given by the authors stand as was stated.