Duration and extent of the great auroral storm of 1859

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-135

  Green, James L ^a   Boardsen, Scott ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrington event; Carrington event aurora

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; PUBLISHING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CARRINGTON EVENT; CARRINGTON EVENT AURORA;

STORMS;

EID: 33749574950     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.08.054     Document Type: Article

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