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* Most common variety of notable interstellar weather phenomena | * Most common variety of notable interstellar weather phenomena | ||
* Also known as "magnetic storm", usually in older references (SGR Novel: ''The Valiant'') | * Also known as "magnetic storm", usually in older references (SGR Novel: ''The Valiant'') | ||
* Strong concentration of charged | * Strong concentration of charged plasma caught within internally self-sustaining magnetic field lines (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ||
** Often created as a result of extreme stellar activity (TOS: "The Galileo Seven"; DS9: "For the Uniform"; "The Emperor's New Cloak") | ** Often created as a result of extreme stellar activity (TOS: "The Galileo Seven"; DS9: "For the Uniform"; "The Emperor's New Cloak") | ||
** Can also be created by other highly-energetic occurrences within existing strong magnetic fields, such as warp core breaches (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'') | ** Can also be created by other highly-energetic occurrences within existing strong magnetic fields, such as warp core breaches (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'') | ||
*** Coronal mass ejections an especially powerful source (VOY Short Story: "Brief Candle") | |||
** Ion storms naturally dissipate over time as energy is expended, reducing strength of self-generated magnetic fields, but for powerful storm fronts this can take days if not weeks (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ** Ion storms naturally dissipate over time as energy is expended, reducing strength of self-generated magnetic fields, but for powerful storm fronts this can take days if not weeks (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ||
* Known for disrupting or damaging starship systems (VOY: "Dark Frontier") | * Known for disrupting or damaging starship systems (VOY: "Dark Frontier") | ||
** Sufficiently powerful ion storms can cause hull damage or loss of hull integrity through electrical discharge and/or disruption of structural integrity systems (DS9: "Accession"; TOS: "Court Martial") | ** Sufficiently powerful ion storms can cause hull damage or loss of hull integrity through electrical discharge and/or disruption of [[structural integrity]] systems (DS9: "Accession"; TOS: "Court Martial") | ||
** Powerful EM fields can cause overloads or malfunctions in shipboard electrical systems or computers (ENT: "Doctor's Orders"; TOS: "Mirror, Mirror") | ** Powerful EM fields can cause overloads or malfunctions in shipboard electrical systems or computers (ENT: "Doctor's Orders"; TOS: "Mirror, Mirror") | ||
** Magnetic containment systems can be disrupted by high external magnetic fields, resulting in engine damage or containment failure (ENT: "Oasis") | ** Magnetic containment systems can be disrupted by high external magnetic fields, resulting in engine damage or containment failure (ENT: "Oasis") | ||
* Can disrupt or block communications or sensors via signal distortion, noise overwhelming signal (DS9: "The Die is Cast"; ''Star Trek: Nemesis'') | * Can disrupt or block communications or sensors via signal distortion, noise overwhelming signal (DS9: "The Die is Cast"; ''Star Trek: Nemesis'') | ||
* Ion storms rated on incremental scale from 1 up to | * Ion storms rated on incremental scale from 1 up to at least 12 (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'') | ||
** Force 2 storms result in minor hull vibrations, no appreciable damage to starships with active structural integrity systems (TOS: "Court Martial") | ** Force 2 storms result in minor hull vibrations, no appreciable damage to starships with active structural integrity systems (TOS: "Court Martial") | ||
** Force 7 storms capable of posing severe risk to [[Constitution (class)|Constitution-class]] vessels (TOS: "Court Martial") | ** Force 7 storms capable of posing severe risk to [[Constitution (class)|Constitution-class]] vessels (TOS: "Court Martial") | ||
** Force 8 storms capable of posing severe risk to [[Intrepid (class)|Intrepid-class]] vessels (VOY: "Once Upon a Time") | ** Force 8 storms capable of posing severe risk to [[heavy cruiser]]s, [[Intrepid (class)|Intrepid-class]] vessels (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age''; VOY: "Once Upon a Time") | ||
[[Category:Interstellar phenomena]] | [[Category:Interstellar phenomena]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:52, 24 January 2020
- Most common variety of notable interstellar weather phenomena
- Also known as "magnetic storm", usually in older references (SGR Novel: The Valiant)
- Strong concentration of charged plasma caught within internally self-sustaining magnetic field lines (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Often created as a result of extreme stellar activity (TOS: "The Galileo Seven"; DS9: "For the Uniform"; "The Emperor's New Cloak")
- Can also be created by other highly-energetic occurrences within existing strong magnetic fields, such as warp core breaches (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
- Coronal mass ejections an especially powerful source (VOY Short Story: "Brief Candle")
- Ion storms naturally dissipate over time as energy is expended, reducing strength of self-generated magnetic fields, but for powerful storm fronts this can take days if not weeks (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Known for disrupting or damaging starship systems (VOY: "Dark Frontier")
- Sufficiently powerful ion storms can cause hull damage or loss of hull integrity through electrical discharge and/or disruption of structural integrity systems (DS9: "Accession"; TOS: "Court Martial")
- Powerful EM fields can cause overloads or malfunctions in shipboard electrical systems or computers (ENT: "Doctor's Orders"; TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")
- Magnetic containment systems can be disrupted by high external magnetic fields, resulting in engine damage or containment failure (ENT: "Oasis")
- Can disrupt or block communications or sensors via signal distortion, noise overwhelming signal (DS9: "The Die is Cast"; Star Trek: Nemesis)
- Ion storms rated on incremental scale from 1 up to at least 12 (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
- Force 2 storms result in minor hull vibrations, no appreciable damage to starships with active structural integrity systems (TOS: "Court Martial")
- Force 7 storms capable of posing severe risk to Constitution-class vessels (TOS: "Court Martial")
- Force 8 storms capable of posing severe risk to heavy cruisers, Intrepid-class vessels (TNG Novel: The Buried Age; VOY: "Once Upon a Time")