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20-03-2014, 11:03 AM
In a paper appearing in the journal Nature Communications, research physicist Ying D. Liu, Janet Luhman and fellow researchers report their analysis of the magnetic storm, which was detected by NASA’s STEREO A spacecraft.
“Had it hit Earth, it probably would have been like the big one in 1859, but the effect today, with our modern technologies, would have been tremendous,” said Janet Luhmann, who is part of the STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) team.
Paper here (purchase required) -
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140318/ncomms4481/full/ncomms4481.html
Article in UC Berkeley "Earth dodged a huge magnetic bullet from the sun on July 23, 2012." -
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2014/03/18/fierce-solar-magnetic-storm-barely-missed-earth-in-2012/
“Had it hit Earth, it probably would have been like the big one in 1859, but the effect today, with our modern technologies, would have been tremendous,” said Janet Luhmann, who is part of the STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) team.
Paper here (purchase required) -
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140318/ncomms4481/full/ncomms4481.html
Article in UC Berkeley "Earth dodged a huge magnetic bullet from the sun on July 23, 2012." -
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2014/03/18/fierce-solar-magnetic-storm-barely-missed-earth-in-2012/