Listserv readers:             You may be interested to learn about the upcoming conference to be held in Huntsville, AL  on March 16-17, 2017.  Information about the call for papers is below.  Please feel free to distribute to other interested parties.  Thanks,             Steve *Call for Papers * NASA in the "Long" Civil Rights Movement Symposium – University of Alabama Hunt ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2285 Issue Time: 2015 Dec 10 1046 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2284 Begin Time: 2015 Dec 07 0945 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 10717 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 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 344 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2462 N10W10 214 0000 Axx 02 02 Alpha 2463 S09W07 211 0030 Hsx 04 04 Alpha 2465 S06E35 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Thick haze blanketed eastern China in November and December 2015. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87129&src=nha *** Image from Dec 07, 2015 (Posted on Dec 08, 2015 2:34 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a servic ...Continue Reading

December 9, 2015 The Japanese Multifunctional Transport Satellite 2 (MTSAT-2) (aka Himawari-7) geostationary satellite has been decommissioned since December 4, 2015 and the following Sea Surface Temperature dataset is impacted:  GHRSST Level 2P Western Pacific Regional Skin Sea Surface Temperature from the Multifunctional Transport Satellite 2 The dataset info page can be found here: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/MTSAT2-OSPO-L2P-v1.0 -------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2284 Issue Time: 2015 Dec 09 0502 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2283 Begin Time: 2015 Dec 07 0945 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 8733 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 Dec 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 343 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2462 N08E02 215 0010 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 2463 S09E06 211 0050 Hax 05 03 Alpha 2465 S05E50 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (08 December 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Historic Rainfall Floods Southeast India http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87131&src=eoa-iotd * A Clearer View of Fire http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87111&src=eoa-iotd * Glaciers in the Kunlun Mountains, Northern Tibet http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87104&src=eoa-iotd * ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2283 Issue Time: 2015 Dec 08 0503 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2282 Begin Time: 2015 Dec 07 0945 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3876 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 Dec 08 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 342 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2462 N09E16 215 0010 Hrx 04 02 Alpha 2463 S11E24 207 0080 Eso 12 06 Beta 2464 S12E39 ...Continue Reading