SH41F-08
Extreme Magnetic Storms: Their Characteristics and Possible Consequences for Humanity
Thursday, 17 December 2015: 09:45
2011 (Moscone West)
Barbara Joan Falkowski1, Bruce Tsurutani2, Gurbax Singh Lakhina3, Yue Deng4 and Anthony J Mannucci1, (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (2)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (3)Indian Institute Geomagnetism, New Panvel (W), Navi, India, (4)University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
Abstract:
The solar and interplanetary conditions necessary to create an extreme magnetic storm will be discussed. The Carrington 1859 event was not the largest possible. It will be shown that different facets of fast ICMEs/extreme magnetic storms will have different limitations. Some possible adverse effects of such extreme space weather events on society will be addressed.
