:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Feb 01 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 32 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Feb 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2934 S25W77 171 0110 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 2935 N27W86 180 0010 Bxo 03 03 Beta 2936 N16W22 ...Continue Reading

January 31, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-014*Wisconsin Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station* random_lake_vande_hei_image.jpg NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei assists NASA astronauts, from left, Kayla Barron and Thomas Marshburn in the U.S. Quest airlock Nov. 18, 2021. The astronauts were preparing for a 6-hour and 32-minute spacewalk to replace a faulty antenna system on the International Space Station's Port-1 truss structure. */Credits: NASA/Thomas Marshburn/* Students from Wisconsin will ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DUST STORMS 2022 Strong seasonal winds in spring and fall often loft dust from interior drylands. * Dust Storm Envelops the Arabian Sea (Image from Jan 22, 2022; Posted Jan 25, 2022) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149378/dust-storm-envelops-the-arabian-sea/?src=nha -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 ne ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- UNDERSEA ERUPTION NEAR TONGA For more than a decade, an undersea volcano has been erupting in the South Pacific near Tonga. The eruptions created a new island near Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai; then a potent blast wiped out the island in early 2022. * Island Nation Hit Hard by Eruption (Image from Jan 25, 2022; Posted Jan 28, 2022) ...Continue Reading

January 31, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-013*NASA Hosts Virtual Destination Station with Astronaut, Scientists* 50699189197_7c7af42c3c_k.jpeg NASA astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Victor Glover is pictured inside Japan's Kibo laboratory module installing research gear that will develop a biological model to study the effects of spaceflight on musculoskeletal disease. Glover, along with representatives from NASA and the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, will participate in a virtual pan ...Continue Reading

Monday, January 31, 2022 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the Earth & Space Research, Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) Level 4 Version 2.0 datasets. OSCAR ocean mixed layer velocities are calculated from satellite-sensed sea surface height gradients, ocean vector winds, and sea surface temperature gradients using a simplified physical model for geostrophy, Ekman, and thermal wind dynamics. More information regarding OSCAR is available from the Earth & Space Research web ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3194 Issue Time: 2022 Jan 31 1132 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2022 Jan 31 1110 UTC Station: GOES16 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #22-5 2022 January 30 at 8:42 p.m. MST (2022 January 31 0342 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For January 24-30 An R1 (Minor) radio blackout event (M1 flare) was observed on 29 Jan. No other significant space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For January 31-February 6 A G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm is expected on 02 Feb due ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Jan 31 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 31 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Jan 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2934 S26W62 169 0070 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2935 N27W72 179 0020 Bxo 03 02 Beta 2936 N17W09 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2022 PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS AND RED TIDES Floating, plant-like organisms reproduce abundantly when there are sufficient nutrients, sunlight, and water conditions. Extreme blooms of certain species can become harmful to marine animals and humans. * Coloring the South Atlantic (Image from Jan 24, 2022; Posted Jan 27, 2022) https://earth ...Continue Reading