Class Description
A magnetic storm, a temporary disturbance of the earth’s magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
Attributes
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| changeDst | MagneticField | Change in the disturbance - storm time (Dst) index. The size of a geomagnetic storm is classified as: |
| - moderate ( -50 nT >minimum of Dst > -100 nT) | ||
| - intense (-100 nT > minimum Dst > -250 nT) or | ||
| - super-storm ( minimum of Dst < -250 nT). |
Relationships
Inherits from
Descendant classes
- No descendant classes
Leaf/Root class
| IsLeaf | IsRoot |
|---|---|
| False | False |
Associations
None