A new auroral phenomenon, the anti-black aurora

Abstract Black auroras are small-scale features embedded in the diffuse background aurora, typically occurring post-substorm after magnetic midnight and with an eastward drift imposed. Black auroras show a significant reduction in optical brightness compared to the surrounding diffuse aurora, and ca...

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Main Authors: A. E. Nel, M. J. Kosch, D. Whiter, B. Gustavsson, T. Aslaksen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81363-9