Articles | Volume 38, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-1159-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-1159-2020
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03 Nov 2020
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High-latitude crochet: solar-flare-induced magnetic disturbance independent from low-latitude crochet

Masatoshi Yamauchi, Magnar G. Johnsen, Carl-Fredrik Enell, Anders Tjulin, Anna Willer, and Dmitry A. Sormakov

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The paper reports a new finding on space weather effects at around 70–75 ° geographic latitudes. We found that X flares cause an unexpectedly strong ionospheric current driven by solar flares. The effect is as large as a substorm that is known to cause strong auroras and may enhance ongoing substorms. However, it has been overlooked in the past due to the narrow latitudinal range at high latitudes. Since severe magnetic storms often occur with X flares, this may cause geomagnetic hazards.