Descriptive study of solar activity sudden increase and Halloween storms of 2003

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Dec 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009jastp..71.1711h&link_type=abstract

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 71, Issue 17-18, p. 1711-1716.

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Solar Proton Flares, Active Region No. 10486, Solar Secondary Peaks

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During the declining phase of the last three solar cycles, secondary peaks have been detected 2-3 years after the main peak of sunspot number. The main peak of cycle 23 was in 2001, but a sudden increase of the solar activity occurred during the period October 17 to November 10, 2003 (the so-called Halloween storms). A similar storm occurred 1 year later, during the period October 3 to November 13, 2004. These events are considered as secondary peaks during the declining phase of cycle 23. Secondary peaks during declining phase of the last 10 solar cycles were detected by Gonzalez and Tsurutani [1990. Planetary and Space Science 38, 181-187]. During Halloween storm period, the sunspot area increased up to 1.11×10-9 hemisphere on October 19, and grow up to 5.69×10-9 hemisphere on October 30, 2003. Then it decreased to 1.11×10-9 hemisphere on November 4, 2003. Also, the radio flux of [lambda]=10.7 cm increased from 120 sfu on October 19, to 298 sfu on October 26, 2003, then decreased to 168 sfu on November 4, 2003. Two eruptive solar proton flares were released on 26 and 28 October 2003, the latter being the most eruptive flare recorded since 1976 (values reaching X17/4B). The aim of this study is to follow the morphological and magnetic changes of the active region before, during, and after the production of high-energy flares. Furthermore, the causes of release of these eruptive storms have been discussed for the period, October-November 2003, during the declining phase of the solar cycle 23.

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