UPOS: Forecasting Kp

Forecasting Kp

Purpose:: The purpose of the Forecasting Kp project is to provide a predicted Kp using inputs from the ACE satellite. Kp is an index that is commonly used to characterize the global planetary geomagnetic disturbances caused by the solar wind over a 3-hour period. Many activities in -- as well as models of -- the near-Earth space environment rely on Kp indices to indicate the severity of the space environment. Since the official Kp index is published with significant time delay, this application will enhance the timeliness of available information about geomagnetic activity.
Input:: ACE data
Output:: Predicted Kp
Documents: (PDF): Requirements Document; Design Document; User's Guide; Support Plan; Version Description; Test Plan; Requirements Document (Extended Forecasting Kp); Design Document (Extended Forecasting Kp); User's Guide (Extended Forecasting Kp); Kp Support Plan (Extended Forecasting Kp); Version Description (Extended Forecasting Kp); Test Plan (Extended Forecasting Kp)

More information on model descriptions and evaluations: (PDF)

The Application:: 1-Hour Kp Forecast
24 Hour Display
7 Day Display

4-Hour Kp Forecast
24 Hour Display
7 Day Display

Extended Kp Forecast
4 Day Display

For science comments/questions, contact S. Wing, JHU/APL

For software comments/questions, contact J. Schofield, JHU/APL

http://sd-www.jhuapl.edu/UPOS/ForecastingKP/