Study investigates causes of strongest disturbances to the Earth’s magnetic field

The study examined what kinds of events in near-Earth space produce the strongest magnetic field disturbances on the Earth’s surface. The results will contribute to the predictability of such events.

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Researcher Liisa Juusola, Finnish Meteorological Institute, liisa.juusola@fmi.fi

Scientific article is available on Annaeles Geophysicae.

Reference: Juusola, L., Viljanen, A., Dimmock, A. P., Kellinsalmi, M., Schillings, A., and Weygand, J. M.: Drivers of rapid geomagnetic variations at high latitudes, Ann. Geophys., 41, 13–37, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-13-2023, 2023.