- Purpose:
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Charged particles are constantly streaming outward from the Sun. When
events such as Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) occur on the Sun, an
Interplanetary (IP) shock may be generated, causing the incoming
particle flux observed at or near Earth to increase by orders of
magnitude. Sharp increases in particle intensity are referred to
as Energetic Storm Particle (ESP) events, and they are important
because they present a radiation hazard for electronics and humans
in Earth orbit. The purpose of this project is to detect and
predict the arrival of IP shocks using real-time data from NASA's
Advanced Composition
Explorer (ACE) spacecraft.
- Input:
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Observations from two ACE instruments:
- Output:
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Real-time alerts and predictions at five-minute intervals. If the
onset of an event has been detected, the estimated time until
arrival (at the first Lagrange point, where ACE is) is displayed.
We also show graphs of predictions over the past two hours and the
past three days. Finally, we include plots of the input data and
output predictions for each event detected in the past.
- Documents:
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Design Document
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Requirements Document
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RISP User's Guide
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Test Plan
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Support Plan
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Software Version Description
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