Solar Activity
Pretend that you are a meteorologist, except that your job is not to give the local audience the current state of the atmosphere; instead, it is to give the current state of space. That is right - you are a space weather meteorologist. For this assignment, you will create a space weather forecast that will help your audience understand the current and future space weather conditions and how those conditions will impact Earth.
You should begin by accessing the current data from NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center website, to help you create your forecast. The, use the information that you learned from this topic to help you create your forecast. Remember, a meteorologist on the television or radio is usually very friendly, engaging, and informative. They are trying to entertain, as well as inform. The tone of your forecast should be
In your forecast, you will need to include the following information:
- Any current alerts
- The solar wind speed
- A description of the aurora map for the northern and the southern hemisphere
- The current number of sunspots
- Any current or predicted geomagnetic storms, solar radiation storms, or radio blackouts
Before you begin, review the Space Weather Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. You will need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment, so please submit a Work Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources you use.
Once you have completed your Space Weather Forecast, please submit your work to the dropbox.