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An arch in the UK

Lockwood, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-2172 and Barnard, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9876-4612 (2015) An arch in the UK. Astronomy and Geophysics, 56 (4). 4.25-4.30. ISSN 1366-8781

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1093/astrogeo/atv132

Abstract/Summary

Arches, streamers, polar lights, merry dancers… just a few of many names used to describe the aurora borealis in historical documents in the UK. We have compiled a new catalogue of 20591 independent reports of auroral sightings from the British Isles and Ireland for 1700–1975 using observatory yearbooks, the diaries of amateur observers, newspaper reports and the scientific literature. Our aim is to provide an independent data series that can aid understanding of longterm solar variability, alongside cosmogenic isotope data and historic records of geomagnetic activity and sunspots.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
ID Code:40872
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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