For Aurora we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Climatology, Explosives, Physical Geography, Science and Weather.

Aurora (Climatology)

A luminous phenomenon in the night sky which results from a radiation emission in the upper atmosphere over middle and high latitudes

Aurora (Explosives)

The sporadic visible emission from the upper atmosphere over middle and high latitudes. Also called "northern lights" in the northern hemisphere.

Aurora (Physical Geography)

Multicolored lights that appear in the upper atmosphere (ionosphere) over the polar regions and visible from locations in the middle and high latitudes. Caused by the interaction of solar wind with oxygen and nitrogen gas in the atmosphere. Aurora in the Northern Hemisphere are called aurora borelis and aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.

Aurora (Science)

The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) and the Southern Lights (Aurora Australis).

Aurora (Weather)

It is created by the radiant energy emission from the sun and its interaction with the earth's upper atmosphere over the middle and high latitudes. It is seen as a bright display of constantly changing light near the magnetic poles of each hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is known as the aurora borealis or Northern Lights, and in the Southern Hemisphere, this phenomena is called the aurora australis.

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