Concept information
Preferred term
SOLAR FLARES
Definition
- An abrupt release, from a localized region on the Sun, of large amounts of energy in ultraviolet light, x-radiation, and occasionally gamma radiation. Flares usually occur in or near complex sunspot regions and may be related to the rearrangement of the intense magnetic fields there. (en)
Broader concept
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/6e039ab2-beed-4b17-9fb2-41965839f5bf
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