Evidence for periodicities in the auroral occurrence frequency since 300 AD and their implications

Liritzis, Y.

doi:10.1007/bf00877159

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“…). Recent research has also aimed to validate early records of auroral descriptions or attempted to explain the geophysical background, taking the solar activity and its periodicities as well as tilt and dipole moment of the geomagnetic field into account (e.g., Liritzis and Petropoulos ; Liritzis , ; Oguti ; Siscoe et al . ; Raspopov et al .…”

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Variations in Mid-Latitude Auroral Activity During the Holocene*

Korte

Stolze

2014

Archaeometry

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Estimates of the past location of the auroral zone can aid archaeologists in the interpretation of documented light phenomena in the night sky; in particular, during periods without written records and in regions where aurorae are scarce today. Aurora occurrence largely depends on solar activity as well as the tilt and strength of the geomagnetic field. Here, we introduce a tool (AUREST) that visually combines the time-dependent variations of these parameters to provide relative estimates of aurora occurrence in mid-latitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere over the past 10 000 years. Tests against historical aurora observations show good compatibility with AUREST.

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Variations in Mid-Latitude Auroral Activity During the Holocene*

Korte

Stolze

2014

Archaeometry

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“…The occurrence of the northern lights coinciding with the cessation of the plague of 430 BC may have been taken as a sign of Apollo's deliverance from this plague, probably leading local people to orient the temple towards these lights in thanksgiving. Supportive contextual evidence for aurorae given in some ancient Greek literature (Liritzis and Vassiliou 2002, Stothers 1979a, 1979b) is coupled with supportive contemporary research on aurorae and archaeomagnetic data (Keimatsu 1968, Liritzis 1988, 1990, Liritzis and Petropoulos 1987), all of which make it clear that the aurorae could be seen at these latitudes.…”

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Were Greek temples oriented towards aurorae?

Liritzis

Vassiliou

2006

Astron Geophys

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“…Three methods of spectrum analysis were applied: the Fourier periodogram (FFT), the Maximum entropy (MESA) and the Power spectrum (Blackman-Tukey window) (Liritzis, 1992).…”

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Solar-planetary cycles in Jupiter's great red spot darkness

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The change in the darkness of the Great Red Spot (GRS) of Jupiter has been analysed with Fourier (FFT), Maximum Entropy and Power spectrum (Blackman-Tukey window) (PSA) methods of spectrum analysis. Significance, non-randomness and stationarity tests assigned high variance to periodicities of 33 f 4,13-l 5, about 11,9 and 3 yrs. The highest correlation between solar activity and GRS darkness was found for the 14th and 16th solar cycle. The periodicities obtained are interpreted as the combined eftects of solar activity, planetary resonances and internal jovian mechanisms.

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Evidence for periodicities in the auroral occurrence frequency since 300 AD and their implications

Cited by 10 publications

References 30 publications

Variations in Mid-Latitude Auroral Activity During the Holocene*

Variations in Mid-Latitude Auroral Activity During the Holocene*

Were Greek temples oriented towards aurorae?

Solar-planetary cycles in Jupiter's great red spot darkness

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