Monitoring and Modeling Space Weather
How do we know what kind of "weather" we're having
in space? Scientists use a network of ground-based observatories combined
with satellite-based instruments to monitor solar activity, measure
magnetic
fields, and detect many types of radiation. They also use complex computer
models to help predict the ebb and flow of space weather systems.
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Scientists use a broad array of techniques and instruments to make the measurements needed ...
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Observations by Earth-orbiting satellites and other spacecraft have revolutionized our understanding ...
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Some observations of space weather phenomena are made by spacecraft. Other observations are ...
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Scientists who study space weather make extensive use of computer models to make sense of complex ...
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Meteorologists measure quantities like wind speed, rainfall amounts, and temperature. They ...
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Did you know?
Did
you know that a
high
speed wind continuously blows off the
Sun,
carrying with it
plasma
that interacts with planetary environments, including Earth?
Did you know that, in Japanese and Inuit mythology, there is a Sun goddess rather than a Sun god?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Subduction zonexSubduction zone : Subduction is the process of the oceanic lithosphere colliding with and descending beneath the continental lithosphere.
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Research Highlights
Researchers working in South Africa have discovered two remarkably well-preserved fossil skeletons of an ancient human ancestor dating to almost two million years ago. The discovery is described in two...
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