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The characteristics of a strong aurora substorm observed at Antarctic Zhongshan station (magnetic latitude=74.5°) on 8 April, 1999, were discussed and analyzed. The developing steps of the aurora substorm that happened in dusk time were almost the same with that of midnight aurora substorm. The averaged moving speed of the aurora arc toward pole area during the substorm expansion phase was about 3.0 km/s, westward-traveling surge speed was about 2.0 km/s. The extension from south to north in the substorm can cover 1100 km in distance.
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Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (49634160)
Biography: Ai Young (1958-), male, Associate professor, research direction: upper atmosphere physics.
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Yong, A., Jing-fang, W., Rui-yuan, L. et al. Analysis of characteristic of aurora substorm observed at Antarctic Zhongshan station. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 5, 312–316 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830143
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830143