Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010jastp..72..280e&link_type=abstract
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 72, Issue 4, p. 280-284.
Physics
Superstorms, Magnetosphere, Solar Wind, Space Weather
Scientific paper
The sun was very active in the declining phase of solar cycle 23. Large sunspot active regions gave origin to multiple flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) activity in the interval 2003-2005. On November 2004, the active region AR 10696 was the origin of dozens of flares and many CMEs. Some events of this solar activity region resulted in two large geomagnetic storms, or superstorms (Dst[less-than-or-equals, slant]-250 nT) on November 8, peak Dst=-373 nT, and on November 10, peak Dst=-289 nT. It is the purpose of this article to identify the interplanetary origins of these two superstorms. The southward-directed interplanetary magnetic fields (IMF Bs) that caused the two superstorms were related to a magnetic cloud (MC) field for the first superstorm, and a combination of sheath and MC fields for the second superstorm. However, this simple, classic picture is complicated by the presence of multiple shocks and waves. Six fast-forward shocks and, at least, two reverse waves were observed in the period of the two superstorms. A detailed analysis of these complex interplanetary features is performed in this work.
Echer Ezequiel
Guarnieri Fernando Luís
Tsurutani Bruce T.
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