var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 10, 2015 * NASA Announces Small Business Industry Awards *  The touch screen of the Electronic Flight Bag allows pilots to easily use NASA's Traffic Aware Strategic Aircrew Requests software. Image Credit: University of Iowa Operator Performance Laboratory  The winners of the 2014 Agency-Level NASA Small Business Ind ...Continue Reading

March 10, 2015 The PO.DAAC, in collaboration with the Aquarius Project, would like to notify users of the Aquarius data of the following: The purpose of this notice is to document a coding error that has been found in the application of the Significant Wave Height (SWH) data in the Aquarius Version 3.0 data set.  The SWH was designed to be included in the roughness correction for the V3.0 data set.  The error has the effect of nullifying the SWH contribution t ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2159 Issue Time: 2015 Mar 10 1713 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2158 Begin Time: 2015 Mar 08 1455 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1148 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Mar 10 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 69 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Mar 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2297 S16E39 196 0260 Dac 10 19 Beta-Delta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid a ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRE IN SOUTHERN ARGENTINA In February and March 2015, a wildfire in southern Argentina threatened ancient forests in Los Alerces National Park. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85419&src=nha *** Image from Feb 28, 2015 (Posted on Mar 02, 2015 3:34 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 3 new im ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NEW ACTIVITY ON KILAUEA On March 19, 2008, a small explosion erupted from Kilauea's summit crater. The volcano remained active in April 2008. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85456&src=nha *** Image from Feb 18, 2015 (Posted on Mar 06, 2015 4:07 PM) ----------------------------------------- ...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 March 9, 2015 * NASA Holds Teleconference on Hubble Observations of Jupiter’s Largest Moon *  This image of Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons and the largest moon in our solar system was taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft.Image Credit: NASA  NASA will host a teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 12, to discuss Hu ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2158 Issue Time: 2015 Mar 09 1758 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2157 Begin Time: 2015 Mar 08 1455 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1636 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-10 2015 March 8 at 11:19 p.m. MDT (2015 March 9 0519 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 2-8 R1 (Minor) radio blackouts occurred on 02, 05, and 06 March due to flare activity from Regions 2290 and 2297. R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts occurred on 03 and 07 March due to flare activity from Regions 2290 and 2297. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storming occurr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Mar 09 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 68 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Mar 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2297 S17E52 198 0260 Dhc 10 13 Beta-Gamma-Delta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations V ...Continue Reading