A Comparative Study of 2017 July and 2012 July Complex Eruptions: Are Solar Superstorms “Perfect Storms” in Nature?
Ying D. Liu et al 2019 ApJS 241 15
A comparative study of the 2012 July and 2017 July solar eruptions suggests that superstorms are “perfect storms” in nature, i.e., a combination of circumstances results in an event of an unusual magnitude.