Extreme Magnetic Storms: Their Characteristics and Possible Consequences for Humanity
Abstract
The solar and interplanetary conditions necessary to create an extreme magnetic storm will be discussed. The Carrington 1859 event was not the largest possible. It will be shown that different facets of fast ICMEs/extreme magnetic storms will have different limitations. Some possible adverse effects of such extreme space weather events on society will be addressed.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2015
- Bibcode:
- 2015AGUFMSH41F..08F
- Keywords:
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- 2139 Interplanetary shocks;
- INTERPLANETARY PHYSICS;
- 2441 Ionospheric storms;
- IONOSPHERE;
- 2788 Magnetic storms and substorms;
- MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS;
- 7513 Coronal mass ejections;
- SOLAR PHYSICS;
- ASTROPHYSICS;
- AND ASTRONOMY