aurora borealis
aurora bo·re·al·is
C0653300 (bôr′ē-ăl′ĭs)aurora borealis
(ˌbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs)auro′ra bo•re•al′is
(ˌbɔr iˈæl ɪs, -ˈeɪ lɪs, ˌboʊr-)n.
aurora bo·re·al·is
(bôr′ē-ăl′ĭs)| Noun | 1. |  aurora borealis - the aurora of the northern hemisphere |
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| 释义 | aurora borealisaurora bo·re·al·isC0653300 (bôr′ē-ăl′ĭs)aurora borealis(ˌbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs)auro′ra bo•re•al′is(ˌbɔr iˈæl ɪs, -ˈeɪ lɪs, ˌboʊr-)n. aurora bo·re·al·is(bôr′ē-ăl′ĭs)
aurora borealisaurora borealis(bôr'ēăl`ĭs) andaurora australis(ôstrā`lĭs), luminous display of various forms and colors seen in the night sky. The aurora borealis of the Northern Hemisphere is often called the northern lights, and the aurora australis of the Southern Hemisphere is known as the southern lights. Each is visible over an area centering around the geomagnetic pole of its own hemisphere. The aurora borealis is said to occur with greatest frequency along a line extending through N Norway, across central Hudson Bay, through Point Barrow, Alaska, and through N Siberia. It is often visible in Canada and the N United States and is seen most frequently at the time of the equinoxesequinox, either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, also known as "the first point of Aries," is the point at which the sun appears to cross the celestial equator from south to north. ..... Click the link for more information. ; in times of extreme activity, it may be seen in parts of the S United States. Among the most magnificent of natural phenomena, auroral displays appear in shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet and are usually brightest in their most northern latitudes. The aurora is seen in a variety of forms, e.g., as patches of light, in the form of streamers, arcs, banks, rays, or resembling hanging draperies. The aurora occurs between 35 mi and 600 mi (56 km–970 km) above the earth. It is caused by high-speed electrons and protons from the sun, which are trapped in the Van Allen radiation beltsVan Allen radiation belts, belts of radiation outside the earth's atmosphere, extending from c.400 to c.40,000 mi (c.650–c.65,000 km) above the earth. The existence of two belts, sometimes considered as a single belt of varying intensity, was confirmed from information ..... Click the link for more information. high above the earth and then channeled toward the polar regions by the earth's magnetic field. These electrically charged particles enter the atmosphere and collide with air molecules (chiefly oxygen and nitrogen), thus exciting them to luminosity; near the 600-mile level, the light may be given off by electrons and protons combining to form hydrogen atoms. The auroras coincide with periods of greatest sunspot activity and with magnetic storms (disturbances of the ionosphere which interfere with long-distance radio communication). Much was learned about the aurora during the 1957–58 International Geophysical Year, when it was studied intensively by means of balloons, radar, rockets, and satellites. Other planets in the solar system also have auroras. aurora borealis[ə′rȯr·ə ‚bȯr·ē′al·əs]aurora borealisaurora borealisaurora borealisaurora borealisRegional drug slang for phencyclidine (PCP).aurora borealis
Synonyms for aurora borealis
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