The red-sky enigma over Svalbard in December 2002

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Sigernes, F., Lloyd, N., Hoppe, U.-P., Degenstein, D., Shumilov, N., Moen, J., Gjessing, Y., Havnes, O., Skartveit, A., Raustein, E., Ørbæk, J.B., Deehr, CS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2005
• Subjects: Atmospheric composition and structure; Transmissions and scattering of radiation; Middle atmosphere composition and chemistry; Instruments and techniques; History of geophysics; Atmospheric Sciences; The red-sky phenomena; Adventdalen; Longyearbyen; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12595; https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-23-1603-2005

Source at https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-23-1593-2005 . 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...