A new catalogue of historical Korean auroral records during 1012-1811
- Yuqi Wang,
- Si Chen,
- Kaihua Xu,
- Limei Yan,
- Xinan Yue,
- Fei He,
- Yong Wei
Yuqi Wang
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author ProfileSi Chen
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author ProfileKaihua Xu
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author ProfileLimei Yan
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author ProfileXinan Yue
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author ProfileYong Wei
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author ProfileAbstract
Aurora displays provides an essential diagnostic to spatial and temporal
variations of terrestrial space environment and is also an important
proxy of solar activity. Contemporary auroral observations have just
continued for more than half a century. In the long history prior to
modern era, visual auroral observations can dates back to 1450 AD in
mid-latitudes and polar regions in Europe. In mid- and low-latitude
regions in East Asia, official historical books in China, Korea, and
Japan also recorded numerous visual auroral phenomena began from 1000 AD
until modern times. In this study, we compiled a new auroral catalogue
from ancient Korean historical books, including 2013 auroral records
with day-level resolution from 1012 to 1811 AD, especially for the
records searched from the . The occurrence of the aurora in the new
catalogue is generally consistent with previous datasets. This extended
dataset provides valuable support for various studies related to
solar-terrestrial space weather and ancient climates.