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AURORAL ARC [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
DEF

Auroral light in the form of a regular bow which extends east-west at right angles to the magnetic meridian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Terre (Astronomie)
DEF

Lumière aurorale en forme d'arc régulier qui s'étend d'est en ouest, à angle droit du méridien magnétique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
  • Tierra (Astronomía)
DEF

Luminosidad de la aurora con la forma de un arco regular que se extiende de este a oeste perpendicularmente al meridiano magnético.

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