Glossary term: Tempête géomagnétique
Description: Outre les radiations électromagnétiques émises par le Soleil, il existe un flux constant de particules chargées quittant le Soleil, connu sous le nom de vent solaire. Certains types d'activité solaire - les éruptions solaires et les éjections de masse coronale, plus spectaculaires - peuvent soudainement et radicalement augmenter la quantité de particules chargées quittant le Soleil, créant une onde de choc au sein du vent solaire, qui se déplace vers l'extérieur. Si des parties de cette onde de choc atteignent notre planète, elles interagissent avec le champ magnétique terrestre, créant une tempête géomagnétique (parfois également appelée tempête solaire). Les conséquences vont de l'inoffensif - l'augmentation et l'embellissement des lumières polaires (aurores) - aux interactions néfastes qui peuvent endommager les satellites, perturber les émissions et, dans les cas extrêmes, perturber les réseaux électriques.
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