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It has been known that aurora and world wide magnetic storms are very closely connected since 1741, when Celsius and Hiorter discovered it in Uppsala, Sweden. A theory for the aurora must also explain the magnetic storm and vice versa.
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Hultqvist, B. (1965). Theories of Aurora and of Magnetic Storms. In: Ortner, J., Maseland, H. (eds) Introduction to Solar Terrestrial Relations. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3590-3_18
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