The Solar and Geomagnetic Storms in May 2024: A Flash Data Report

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Hauptverfasser: Hayakawa, Hisashi, Ebihara, Yusuke, Mishev, Alexander, Koldobskiy, Sergey, Kusano, Kanya, Bechet, Sabrina, Yashiro, Seiji, Iwai, Kazumasa, Shinbori, Atsuki, Mursula, Kalevi, Miyake, Fusa, Shiota, Daikou, Silveira, Marcos V. D., Stuart, Robert, Oliveira, Denny M., Akiyama, Sachiko, Ohnishi, Kouji, Ledvina, Vincent, Miyoshi, Yoshizumi
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author Hayakawa, Hisashi
Ebihara, Yusuke
Mishev, Alexander
Koldobskiy, Sergey
Kusano, Kanya
Bechet, Sabrina
Yashiro, Seiji
Iwai, Kazumasa
Shinbori, Atsuki
Mursula, Kalevi
Miyake, Fusa
Shiota, Daikou
Silveira, Marcos V. D.
Stuart, Robert
Oliveira, Denny M.
Akiyama, Sachiko
Ohnishi, Kouji
Ledvina, Vincent
Miyoshi, Yoshizumi
author_facet Hayakawa, Hisashi
Ebihara, Yusuke
Mishev, Alexander
Koldobskiy, Sergey
Kusano, Kanya
Bechet, Sabrina
Yashiro, Seiji
Iwai, Kazumasa
Shinbori, Atsuki
Mursula, Kalevi
Miyake, Fusa
Shiota, Daikou
Silveira, Marcos V. D.
Stuart, Robert
Oliveira, Denny M.
Akiyama, Sachiko
Ohnishi, Kouji
Ledvina, Vincent
Miyoshi, Yoshizumi
contents In May 2024, the scientific community observed intense solar eruptions that resulted in a great geomagnetic storm and auroral extension, highlighting the need to document and quantify these events. This study mainly focuses on their quantification. The source active region (AR 13664) evolved from 113 to 2761 millionths of the solar hemisphere between 4 May and 14 May. AR 13664's magnetic free energy surpassed 10^33 erg on 7 May, triggering 12 X-class flares on 8 -- 15 May. Multiple interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) were produced from this AR, accelerating solar energetic particles toward Earth. According to satellite and interplanetary scintillation data, at least 4 ICMEs erupted from 13664 eventually overcoming each other and combining. The shock arrival at 17:05 UT on 10 May significantly compressed the magnetosphere down to ~ 5.04 RE, and triggered a deep Forbush Decrease. GOES satellite data and ground-based neutron monitors confirmed a ground-level enhancement from 2 UT to 10 UT on 11 May 2024. The ICMEs induced exceptional geomagnetic storms, peaking at a Dst index of -412 nT at 2 UT on 11 May, marking the sixth-largest storm since 1957. The AE and AL indices showed great auroral extensions that located the AE/AL stations into the polar cap. We gathered auroral records at that time and reconstructed the equatorward boundary of the visual auroral oval to 29.8° invariant latitude. We compared naked-eye and camera auroral visibility, providing critical caveats on their difference. We also confirmed global enhancements of storm-enhanced density of the ionosphere.
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spellingShingle The Solar and Geomagnetic Storms in May 2024: A Flash Data Report
Hayakawa, Hisashi
Ebihara, Yusuke
Mishev, Alexander
Koldobskiy, Sergey
Kusano, Kanya
Bechet, Sabrina
Yashiro, Seiji
Iwai, Kazumasa
Shinbori, Atsuki
Mursula, Kalevi
Miyake, Fusa
Shiota, Daikou
Silveira, Marcos V. D.
Stuart, Robert
Oliveira, Denny M.
Akiyama, Sachiko
Ohnishi, Kouji
Ledvina, Vincent
Miyoshi, Yoshizumi
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Space Physics
In May 2024, the scientific community observed intense solar eruptions that resulted in a great geomagnetic storm and auroral extension, highlighting the need to document and quantify these events. This study mainly focuses on their quantification. The source active region (AR 13664) evolved from 113 to 2761 millionths of the solar hemisphere between 4 May and 14 May. AR 13664's magnetic free energy surpassed 10^33 erg on 7 May, triggering 12 X-class flares on 8 -- 15 May. Multiple interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) were produced from this AR, accelerating solar energetic particles toward Earth. According to satellite and interplanetary scintillation data, at least 4 ICMEs erupted from 13664 eventually overcoming each other and combining. The shock arrival at 17:05 UT on 10 May significantly compressed the magnetosphere down to ~ 5.04 RE, and triggered a deep Forbush Decrease. GOES satellite data and ground-based neutron monitors confirmed a ground-level enhancement from 2 UT to 10 UT on 11 May 2024. The ICMEs induced exceptional geomagnetic storms, peaking at a Dst index of -412 nT at 2 UT on 11 May, marking the sixth-largest storm since 1957. The AE and AL indices showed great auroral extensions that located the AE/AL stations into the polar cap. We gathered auroral records at that time and reconstructed the equatorward boundary of the visual auroral oval to 29.8° invariant latitude. We compared naked-eye and camera auroral visibility, providing critical caveats on their difference. We also confirmed global enhancements of storm-enhanced density of the ionosphere.
title The Solar and Geomagnetic Storms in May 2024: A Flash Data Report
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Space Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.07665