Definitions for substorm
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1. substormnoun

   A phenomenon in which a magnetotail becomes swollen and unstable.

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1. Substorm

   A substorm, sometimes referred to as a magnetospheric substorm or an auroral substorm, is a brief disturbance in the Earth's magnetosphere that causes energy to be released from the "tail" of the magnetosphere and injected into the high latitude ionosphere. Visually, a substorm is seen as a sudden brightening and increased movement of auroral arcs. Substorms were first described by the Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland which he called polar elementary storms. Sydney Chapman used the term substorm about 1960 which is now the standard term. The morphology of a substorm was first described by Japanese geophysicist Syun-Ichi Akasofu in 1964 using data collected during the International Geophysical Year. Substorms are distinct from geomagnetic storms in that the latter take place over a period of several days, are observable from anywhere on Earth, inject a large number of ions into the outer radiation belt, and occur once or twice a month during the maximum of the solar cycle and a few times a year during solar minimum. Substorms, on the other hand, take place over a period of a few hours, are observable primarily at the polar regions, do not inject many particles into the radiation belt, and are relatively frequent — often occurring only a few hours apart from each other. Substorm occurrence becomes more frequent during a geomagnetic storm when one substorm may start before the previous one has completed. The source of the magnetic disturbances observed at the Earth's surface during geomagnetic storms is the ring current, whereas the sources of magnetic disturbances observed on the ground during substorms are electric currents in the ionosphere at high latitudes.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of substorm in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of substorm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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