On extreme geomagnetic storms

Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Yolanda Cerrato¹  Antonio Guerrero¹  Elena Saiz¹  Judith Palacios¹  Consuelo Cid¹ 

[1] Space Research Group – Space Weather, Departamento de Física y Matemáticas, Universidad de Alcalá,Alcalá de Henares,Spain

关键词: geomagnetic indices;    space weather;    geomagnetic storm;   

Others  :  1075708
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/swsc/2014026

 received in 2014-03-17, accepted in 2014-09-13,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Extreme geomagnetic storms are considered as one of the major natural hazards for technology-dependent society. Geomagnetic field disturbances can disrupt the operation of critical infrastructures relying on space-based assets, and can also result in terrestrial effects, such as the Quebec electrical disruption in 1989. Forecasting potential hazards is a matter of high priority, but considering large flares as the only criterion for early-warning systems has demonstrated to release a large amount of false alarms and misses. Moreover, the quantification of the severity of the geomagnetic disturbance at the terrestrial surface using indices as Dst cannot be considered as the best approach to give account of the damage in utilities. High temporal resolution local indices come out as a possible solution to this issue, as disturbances recorded at the terrestrial surface differ largely both in latitude and longitude. The recovery phase of extreme storms presents also some peculiar features which make it different from other less intense storms. This paper goes through all these issues related to extreme storms by analysing a few events, highlighting the March 1989 storm, related to the Quebec blackout, and the October 2003 event, when several transformers burnt out in South Africa.

【 授权许可】

   
© C. Cid et al., Published by EDP Sciences 2014

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