The 1859 space weather event: Then and now

被引:54
作者
Giver, E. W. [1 ]
机构
[1] USAF, VSBXS, 29 Randolph Rd, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731 USA
来源
GREAT HISTORICAL GEOMAGNETIC STORM OF 1859: A MODERN LOOK | 2006年 / 38卷 / 02期
关键词
1859; Carrington event; space weather; white-light flare; geomagnetic storm;
D O I
10.1016/j.asr.2005.07.077
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
The 1859 space weather event, combining the first solar flare ever reported with arguably the largest geomagnetic storm ever observed, provided a dramatic opening to a new area of Sun-Earth studies. Here I describe solar science at the time of the discovery of the flare, recount the observation, and trace the developments that led to the correct interpretation of the 1859 solar-terrestrial event by Bartels in 1937. A "fast forward" takes us to the present time when advances in modeling and increasing concern with space weather have prompted renewed interest in a classic observation. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of COSPAR.
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