Abstract An intriguing aspect of the famous September 2, 1859 geomagnetic disturbance (or “Carrington” event) is horizontal magnetic ( B H ) data set measured in Colaba, India (magnetic latitude approximately 20°N). The field exhibits a sharp decrease over 1,600 nT and quick recovery about 1,300 nT, all within few hours during daytime. mechanism behind this has previously been attributed to mag...