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Sudden Commencement

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002688

In solar-terrestrial terms, an abrupt
increase or decrease in the northward component of the geomagnetic
field, which marks the beginning of a geomagnetic storm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002688
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationSC
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002688",
  "term": "Sudden Commencement",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In solar-terrestrial terms, an abrupt\nincrease or decrease in the northward component of the geomagnetic\nfield, which marks the beginning of a geomagnetic storm.",
  "abbreviation": "SC",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/sudden-commencement/"
}

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