The red-sky enigma over Svalbard in December 2002

• Main Authors: Sigernes, F., Lloyd, N., Lorentzen, D. A., Neuber, R., Hoppe, U.-P., Degenstein, D., Shumilov, N., Moen, J., Gjessing, Y., Havnes, O., Skartveit, A., Raustein, E., Ørbæk, J. B., Deehr, C. S.
• Other Authors: The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies Saskatoon (ISAS), Department of Physics and Engineering Physics Saskatoon, University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon (U of S)-University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon (U of S), Department of Bentho-pelagic processes, Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung = Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research = Institut Alfred-Wegener pour la recherche polaire et marine (AWI), Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft = Helmholtz Association, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), The Auroral Observatory, University of Tromsø (UiT), Department of Physics, Okayama University, Geophysical Institute Bergen (GFI / BiU), University of Bergen (UiB), Norwegian Polar Institute, Geophysical Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2005
• Subjects: [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Adventdalen; Longyearbyen; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00317811; https://hal.science/hal-00317811/document; https://hal.science/hal-00317811/file/angeo-23-1593-2005.pdf

International audience On 6 December 2002, during winter darkness, an extraordinary event occurred in the sky, as viewed from Longyearbyen (78° N, 15° E), Svalbard, Norway. At 07:30 UT the southeast sky was surprisingly lit up in a deep red colour. The light increased in intensity and spread out acr...