Solar Storm Forecast

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The Sun's activity has picked up this week due to a set of two coronal holes that have sent us fast solar wind and some active regions that are firing off some mini-solar storms. Aurora has been seen all over the world clear down to Northumberland in the UK, and down to Maine, Wisconsin, and Washington, USA. We've also see aurora australis in Tasmania and New Zealand. (I'll show gorgeous shots of the aurora in my next forecast). Amateur radio and GPS issues due to the current storm could last until Saturday. See how this storm is unfolding and what else the Sun has in store this week. • For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter: • / tamithaskov • For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below. • Solar Imaging and Analysis: • SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/ • Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/ • STEREO-EUVI + SDO-AIA 360° Heliographic Maps: http://tcrb.nrl.navy.mil/~iuu/maps360... • Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest... • Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/lat... • GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xra... • 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... • Wang-Sheeley-Arge Solar Wind Prediction Model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ws/ • NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSy... • NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/ • Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere: • GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/mag... • Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/ • Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/ • POES Auroral Global Maps: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/ • Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_... • Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wingkp/index... • USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/ • USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/ • NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://terra2.spacenvironment.net/~ra... • HAARP Data Meters: http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/ • Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites: • SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm • Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com • SOLARIMG: http://solarimg.org/artis/ • iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.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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