September 29, 2014 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the newly processed Aquarius-CAP v3.0 data covering the month of August 2014.  CAP Level 2 and 3 products are described and discoverable via the PO.DAAC data portal http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/datasetlist?search=CAP and are being distributed via PODAAC’s general public ftp site, OPeNDAP, THREDDS and LAS.  Users should note that Aquarius data are processed through the end of August, and will b ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 30 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 273 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2171 S10W66 264 0030 Cso 14 05 Beta 2172 S12W43 241 0510 Fhc 16 28 Beta-Gamma 2173 S16 ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option September 29, 2014 * NASA TV Previews, Broadcasts U.S. Space Station Spacewalks *  NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman (left) and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, both Expedition 41 flight engineers, take a moment to pose for a photo with two Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits in the Quest airlock of the Interna ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option September 29, 2014 * NASA Awards Safety and Mission Assurance Services Contract * NASA has selected Mission Technologies, Inc., of Cleveland to provide facility assurance, inspection, maintenance and occupational safety services including flight safety and mission assurance services at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Ha ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- KING FIRE IN CALIFORNIA The fast-moving King fire burned in Eldorado National Forest in September 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84422&src=nha *** Image from Sep 19, 2014 (Posted on Sep 23, 2014 1:47 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BARDARBUNGA VOLCANO In late August ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2124 Issue Time: 2014 Sep 29 1325 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2123 Begin Time: 2014 Sep 26 1355 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1209 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-39 2014 September 28 at 10:23 p.m. MDT (2014 September 29 0423 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 22-28 Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts occurred on 23, 27, and 28 Sep due to flare activity from active sunspot Regions 2172, 2173, and 2178. A category R2 (Moderate) radio blackout occurred on 28 Sep due to flare activity from active sunspot Reg ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 29 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 272 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2171 S11W54 265 0100 Cao 14 12 Beta 2172 S12W31 242 0490 Fkc 17 56 Beta-Gamma 2173 S17 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2123 Issue Time: 2014 Sep 28 1428 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2122 Begin Time: 2014 Sep 26 1355 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1170 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 28 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 271 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2171 S10W41 265 0090 Eso 15 09 Beta 2172 S11W17 241 0460 Ekc 15 40 Beta-Gamma 2173 S17 ...Continue Reading