Annales Geophysicae (Jul 2001)

<i>Letter to the Editor</i><br>Two early observations of aurora at low latitudes

  • J. M. Vaquero,
  • M. C. Gallego

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-19-809-2001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19
pp. 809 – 811

Abstract

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It is the purpose of this paper to present evidence concerning the observation of aurorae in the years 880 AD and 942 AD recorded by Arabs from the Iberian Peninsula and the north of Africa.Key words. Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (general or miscellaneous) – Atmospheric composition and structure (airglow and aurora) – Magnetospheric physics (auroral phenomena)