Now with new parameters that allow more accurate monitoring of the Sun. Don't miss the chance to stay up-to-date and keep up with the current intense solar activity.
The Magnetic Storms application was originally developed to allow monitoring of the Earth's magnetic field in near real time, using data from GOES satellites that constantly monitor solar activity and a set of magnetic stations distributed around the Earth. With the improvement of the application due to the huge number of users and the availability of new parameters related to the Sun and Space Weather by the space agencies, lots of other information was added and they are shown in a simple and intuitive way.
The main parameters presented are the Kp Index, the A Index, the instantaneous speed of the solar wind, the number of class C, M and X solar flares observed in X-rays, in addition to the flux of protons and electrons, flux of X-rays and magnetic field measurements observed by GOES-16. With an analysis of this information it is possible to anticipate sudden changes in the Earth's magnetic field at ground level and the occurrence of aurora with some advance.
An ideal application for anyone who wants to monitor solar activity and its implications on Earth, such as problems in the transmission of radio and TV waves, blackouts in electricity transformer stations, auroras, magnetic storms. It is the perfect app for anyone interested in Space Weather in general, and is available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and French.
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NOTE: the parameters shown in the application are obtained from the research entities responsible for their collection and processing, and depend on the availability and access to the electronic servers of these entities. Any connection speed problems with the servers or temporary unavailability of information by those institutions can affect the functioning of the application, and are beyond the control of the developers. Problems should be reported by email mikebm10.appledeveloper@gmail.com, with a description of the observed effects. Please do not assign a low rating in the evaluation of the application for possible failures in the servers, which are not our responsibility. An email message will be promptly answered and possible measures will be taken. We thank you for your understanding.
In this version we use the following solar activity indicators, presented in a simple and illustrative graphic way:
- Kp index of the last three days
- A index of the last three days and forecast for the next day
- solar wind speed, almost real-time
- number of category C, M and X flares from the previous 3 days, observed in X-rays
- X-ray flux with passband between 0.1 and 0.8 nm observed by GOES-16
- proton flux with energy greater than 10 MeV observed by GOES-16
- proton flux with energy greater than 50 MeV observed by GOES-16
- proton flux with energy greater than 100 MeV observed by GOES-16
- electron flow with energy greater than 2 MeV observed by GOES-16
- Hp magnetic field observed by GOES-16
- Total magnetic field (Htot) observed by GOES-16
- summary chart of the main elements that characterize solar activity, in real time