Tag Archive for 'Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement'

An analysis of citizen scientist photos of a 2018 STEVE event show the purple and green light emissions occur at different altitudes but along the same magnetic field lines; this indicates they’re driven by the same region of the magnetosphere nearly 30,000 km above Earth’s surface. Image credit: Neil Zeller.

Study: Different STEVE Emissions are Driven by Same Narrow Region in Earth’s Magnetosphere

Dec 14, 2021 by News Staff

A rare upper-atmosphere phenomenon called Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE) has been well documented by amateur aurora watchers from...

STEVE: Researchers Identify Mechanisms that Cause Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon

Apr 29, 2019 by News Staff

STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) is a thin ribbon of pinkish-red or mauve-colored light stretching from east to west, farther south...

Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement. Image credit: Megan Hoffman.

STEVE: Recently Discovered Type of Aurora Is Not Aurora At All

Aug 22, 2018 by News Staff

Recently, the scientific community stumbled upon a rare atmospheric phenomenon called Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE) that has been...