Guest guest Posted February 11, 2000 Report Share Posted February 11, 2000 >S-K < > >Fri, 11 Feb 2000 20:58:22 -0500 >Maureen Heffernan <morlight > Solar Alert/ Forward > >> SOLAR ALERT, DETAILS AND IMAGES: >> http://members.aol.com/phikent/orbit/orbit.html >> >> Subj: CME impact beginning - Severe mag storm may be starting >> 2/11/00 4:40:28 PM Pacific Standard Time > >> >> The CME (actually two) that I had sent the bulletin out regarding, is >> beginning to impact the Earth. Just within the past hour (0000 UTC) >> the >> magnetometer readings at the ACE craft and at the GOES satellites >> have >> experienced an extremely sharp interplanetary shock wave (IPS) with >> the >> readings beginning to go into extreme flux. >> >> http://sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/mag_3d.cgi >> >> Even the Proton readings here at Earth are climbing, possibly >> indicative >> of a major to severe CME impact. The Proton storm that began >> yesterday >> at ACE has increased steadily... In fact even before the impact began, >> the chart had to be lifted (another higher category added) to >> accommodate the very high Proton readings ... then the actual impact >> started and the readings are even topping out on the new yet higher >> version of the chart. >> >> This could signal the beginning of a very intense magnetic event. >> Planetary magnetism readings were already unsettled to active, >> which >> suggests that once the planetary magnetism readings begin to >> reflect >> this event, they will likely go into storm levels and perhaps severe >> storm levels. >> >> Should major to severe storm levels occur, there is IMO a chance for >> enhanced seismic and volcanic activity, rapidly intensifying storm >> systems (such as the one coming onto the west coast of the US this >> evening), radio transmission problems, GPS ghosting, electrical >> anomalies and malfunctions, and possibly even behavioral anomalies >> in >> animals as well as mankind. Person who suffer from migraines and >> bipolar >> disorder may experience a very rough time of it during such an event. >> >> Subj: Severe Proton storm underway >> >> 2/11/00 4:44:51 PM Pacific Standard Time >> >> hblondel (New Millennium) >> >> hblondel (Newmill) >> >> Here is the link to the near real-time Proton readings from the ACE >> craft. >> >> http://sec.noaa.gov/ace/EPAMp_24h.html >> >> Note that the top level was added today just to accomodate the >> elevated >> readings and even that new level is now being surpassed. >> Based on my three years of observing these events, this is highly >> unusual and >> is more typical of a massive Proton flare than a >> CME impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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