Dependence of the aurora borealis occurrences on the solar-terrestrial parameters |
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Authors: | Y Liritzis B Petropoulos |
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Institution: | (1) Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece |
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Abstract: | The recent measurements made by satellites of the aurorae in connection with solar phenomena have increased interest in auroral research. In the present investigation, we establish that, for the 20th solar cycle, the occurrence of visual discrete aurorae A, deduced from a complete set of data, is significantly related to the sunspot numbers R
z, the number of flares F (of importance 1) the solar wind streams derived from solar coronal holes H, and the geomagnetic index A
p.By employing the theory of residues it has been found that A correlates significantly well with the above indices. Accuracies of the order of 75–94% were found for geomagnetic latitudes in the range of 54 –63 N.The A-R
zrelationship was investigated in particular for the period 1897–1951. For this period spectrum analysis of A annual values revealed the existence of 3–4 yr and 8–10 yr periodicities of significances 95% and 99%; respectively.Research Associate. |
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