What is Geomagnetic Activity?
Geomagnetic activity refers to the disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field caused by solar wind and other solar phenomena. These disturbances can range from minor fluctuations to major geomagnetic storms ↗. Here are some key points:
- Solar Wind: Streams of charged particles emitted by the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field, causing variations.
- Geomagnetic Storms: These are intense disturbances that can affect HF communation, satellite operations, GPS systems, and even power grids on Earth.
- Aurora: One of the most visible effects of geomagnetic activity is the aurora borealis (northern lights) and aurora australis (southern lights), which occur when charged particles collide with Earth’s atmosphere.
Overall, geomagnetic activity is an important field of study for scientists and has significant implications for a range of technologies and systems that rely on reliable communication and power distribution. Geomagnetic monitoring is therefore an important area of research.
The project "Understanding HF Propagation," focuses on skywave propagation,
shows near-real-time indices and explains what the terms mean.
shows near-real-time indices and explains what the terms mean.