Response of aurora candidates in the Chinese official histories to the space climate during 511–1876

Abstract Continuous observations at specified locations and chronicling of astronomical phenomena provide a good opportunity to study ancient space weather. There are 248 white, 125 red, and 44 blue color aurora-like descriptions, also known as aurora candidates, recorded in Chinese official histori...

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Main Authors: Po-Han Lee, Jann-Yenq Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-09-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-023-01897-2