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Articles | Volume 23, issue 12
Articles | Volume 23, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6989-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6989-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 12
Research article
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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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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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