'STEVE' continues to defy explanation.

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  • Author(s): TEMMING, MARIA
  • Source:
    Science News. 12/5/2020, Vol. 198 Issue 10, p10-10. 1p. 2 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      LIGHT; PLASMA gases; ATMOSPHERE; SKY; STRIPES
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) is a sky glow that appears south of the northern lights. It mentions STEVE's main feature is a mauve band of light formed by a stream of plasma flowing westward through the atmosphere; and STEVE's purple arc is often accompanied by a "picket fence" of vertical green stripes.