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• In solar-terrestrial terms, a prominence displaying material motion and changes in appearance over a few minutes of time.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Active Prominence. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-prominence.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Active Prominence. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-prominence (accessed: June 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Active Prominence." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 9 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-prominence.

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