Name: Fast Wind Returns Bringing Aurora: Solar Storm Forecast 10-12-2017
Uploaded: 2017-10-12T18:47:01+00:00
Duration: 5 min 37 s
Description: Despite a spotless Sun, solar activity picks up this week with some fast wind that has bumped us up to storm levels. Catch up on aurora shots from the big solar storm at the beginning of October, lear

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Despite a spotless Sun, solar activity picks up this week with some fast wind that has bumped us up to storm levels. Catch up on aurora shots from the big solar storm at the beginning of October, learn why emergency responders are having trouble with communications, and see what else the Sun has in store.

For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov

Solar Imaging and Analysis:
SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/

Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/
Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html
GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_1m.html
SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/
Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
NOAA Sunspot Classifications: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/
GONG: http://gong2.nso.edu/dailyimages/
GONG Magnetic Maps: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/
LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch

Solar Wind:
NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov
ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/ace_rtsw_data.html
NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSy...
NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/

Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere:
Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/
Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/
Global 3-hr Kp index:
Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wingkp/index.html

Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/

None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use.

Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.

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