Articles | Volume 23, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6989-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6989-2023
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23 Jun 2023
Research article |  | 23 Jun 2023

The impact of an extreme solar event on the middle atmosphere: a case study

Thomas Reddmann, Miriam Sinnhuber, Jan Maik Wissing, Olesya Yakovchuk, and Ilya Usoskin

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Model results of solar extreme scenarios with the KASIMA model Thomas Reddmann https://doi.org/10.35097/1104

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Recent analyses of isotopic records of ice cores and sediments have shown that very strong explosions may occur on the Sun, perhaps about one such explosion every 1000 years. Such explosions pose a real threat to humankind. It is therefore of great interest to study the impact of such explosions on Earth. We analyzed how the explosions would affect the chemistry of the middle atmosphere and show that the related ozone loss is not dramatic and that the atmosphere will recover within 1 year.
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