Open AccessElectric "Tornadoes" in Space Drive Disturbances Down to Earth
Author(s) -
Mark von Zastrow
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo041529
Subject(s) - tornado , earth (classical element) , space (punctuation) , environmental science , meteorology , aerospace engineering , physics , computer science , engineering , astronomy , operating system
New simulations show how shocks in space can trigger vortexes in Earth's magnetic field, causing magnetic disturbances that are detectable from the ground.
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