Investigations of the auroral luminosity distribution and the dynamics of discrete auroral forms in a historical retrospective

Research results about planetary-scale auroral distributions are presented in a historical retrospective, beginning with the first "maps of isochasms" – lines of equal visibility of auroras in the firmament (Fig. 2) – up to "isoaurora maps" – lines of equal occurrence frequency o...

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Main Authors: Y. I. Feldstein, V. G. Vorobjev, V. L. Zverev, M. Förster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-05-01
Series:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/5/81/2014/hgss-5-81-2014.pdf