Forecasting the Remaining Duration of an Ongoing Solar Flare

Abstract The solar X‐ray irradiance is significantly heightened during the course of a solar flare, which can cause radio blackouts due to ionization of the atoms in the ionosphere. As the duration of a solar flare is not related to the size of that flare, it is not directly clear how long those bla...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey W. Reep, Will T. Barnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-10-01
Series:Space Weather
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2021SW002754