Simultaneous auroral observations described in the historical records of China, Japan and Korea from ancient times to AD 1700

Early auroral observations recorded in various oriental histories are examined in order to search for examples of strictly simultaneous and indisputably independent observations of the aurora borealis from spatially separated sites in East Asia. In the period up to ad 1700, only five examples ha...

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Main Authors: D. M. Willis, F. R. Stephenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2000-01-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/18/1/2000/angeo-18-1-2000.pdf