Open AccessIntroduction to special section on Large Geomagnetic Storms
Author(s) -
Gopalswamy N.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: space physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2008ja014026
Subject(s) - geomagnetic storm , storm , interplanetary spaceflight , solar wind , section (typography) , geophysics , earth's magnetic field , geology , special section , space weather , meteorology , physics , magnetic field , computer science , engineering physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
Solar cycle 23 witnessed the accumulation of rich data sets that reveal various aspects of geomagnetic storms in unprecedented detail both at the Sun where the storm‐causing disturbances originate and in geospace where the effects of the storms are directly felt. During two recent coordinated data analysis workshops (CDAWs) the large geomagnetic storms ( Dst ≤ −100 nT) of solar cycle 23 were studied in order to understand their solar, interplanetary, and geospace connections. This special section grew out of these CDAWs with additional contributions relevant to these storms. Here I provide a brief summary of the results presented in the special section.