CONDX


JAGUAR is more than well connected to the current and historical online space weather data ("SPACE WX").

The solar data can be found in:

HOW TO


KEY = X

Just click SLIDER > CONDX or press the "X" key, and you will see a full screen of index developments from the past two weeks (or if your playback time is not within the last two weeks, you will see both the week around the playback day AND the current week). In addition to the current week, you can review earlier weeks by moving the mouse over the current week and scrolling the days backwards/forwards with the mouse wheel. The maximum of time to move backwards in time is two months. To close the CONDX screen, just press "X" again, or select some other display from SLIDER.

On the CONDX screen you will see how the polar A index (white graph), the Global or planetary A index (dark blue), Kyoto DST (green), Solar wind (light blue) and Proton flux (yellow) indices have developed over the days. Also, if your playback time is within the last two months and you are using a PC which recorded the playback files, you will see the JIX (J-index) CURVE (red). The JIX CURVE shown here depends on the current frequency-stepping you have enabled (MW10 or MW9). See the JIX help for details.

One rule of thumb which can be deduced from these indices is this: whenever the Kyoto DST index plummets (goes to negative values, especially below -10), the global & polar A indices rocket, and, as a consequence, the conditions (trans-oceanic conditions in particular over the poles) will deteriorate.

SPACE WX in the WWW window

In addition to the dedicated CONDX screen, an extended space weather report is readily available in the TOOLBAR > WWW under the SPACE WX menu. This space weather data is read in real-time from the Internet.

The explanations of the parameters shown in the space weather tables under the SPACE WX menu are as follows:

These parameters are followed by yesterday's and today's X-Ray events, exceeding the C level. On the right table, a 3-day outlook (OUTLOOK) on the space weather is shown, in terms of the Solar Flux Index (SFI), Planetary A index (Ap) as well as the maximum values for K index (Kp) on the high latitudes (HL) and mid-latitudes (ML).

The rest of the table shows the forecasts for High Latitude Geomagnetic and Mid Latitude Geomagnetic Disturbances for up to the next 48 hours.

SPACE WX in other displays

All the rest SPACE WX data refer to a subset of the previous values monitored and saved during the time of the playback. Most often you will see the four main values (Solar wind, Kyoto DST, Polar A and K) and, in addition, either Bz or the Proton values.

STATUSBAR contains four "color boxes" for a quick visual evaluation of SPACE WX at the time of playback. More details can be found in the STATUSBAR help.