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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A means of communicating to the general public the current and future space weather conditions and their possible effects on people and systems. The scales were developed for three event types: [[geomagnetic storm|geomagnetic storms]] ([[G-scale]]), solar radiation storms ([[S-scale]]), and [[radio blackouts]] ([[R-scale]]). They are attributed a number from 1 to 5 based on severity: 1 = minor, 2 = moderate, 3 = strong, 4 = severe, and 5 = extreme.</div><br/></div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A means of communicating to the general public the current and future space weather conditions and their possible effects on people and systems. The scales were developed for three event types: [[geomagnetic storm|geomagnetic storms]] ([[G-scale]]), solar radiation storms ([[S-scale]]), and [[radio blackout|radio blackouts]] ([[R-scale]]). They are attributed a number from 1 to 5 based on severity: 1 = minor, 2 = moderate, 3 = strong, 4 = severe, and 5 = extreme.</div><br/></div> | ||
<p>Space Weather Prediction Center, 2018: Geomagnetic storms. Accessed 14 August 2018. Available at <nowiki>https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/geomagnetic-storms</nowiki>.</p> | <p>Space Weather Prediction Center, 2018: Geomagnetic storms. Accessed 14 August 2018. Available at <nowiki>https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/geomagnetic-storms</nowiki>.</p> | ||
Latest revision as of 04:14, 4 September 2018
NOAA space weather scales
A means of communicating to the general public the current and future space weather conditions and their possible effects on people and systems. The scales were developed for three event types: geomagnetic storms (G-scale), solar radiation storms (S-scale), and radio blackouts (R-scale). They are attributed a number from 1 to 5 based on severity: 1 = minor, 2 = moderate, 3 = strong, 4 = severe, and 5 = extreme.
Space Weather Prediction Center, 2018: Geomagnetic storms. Accessed 14 August 2018. Available at https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/geomagnetic-storms.
Space Weather Prediction Center, 2018: NOAA space weather scales. Accessed 14 August 2018. Available at https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation.
Space Weather Prediction Center, 2018: Solar flares (Radio blackouts). Accessed 14 August 2018. Available at https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/solar-flares-radio-blackouts.
Space Weather Prediction Center, 2018: Solar radiation storm. Accessed 14 August 2018. Available at https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/solar-radiation-storm.
Term edited 14 August 2018.
