WMSPACEWEATHER(1.1) WMSPACEWEATHER(1.1)
NAME
WMSPACEWEATHER - Dockable Space Weather Monitor
SYNOPSIS
wmSpaceWeather [-h] [-display <Display>]
DESCRIPTION
wmSpaceWeather is a space weather monitor. The monitor shows: 2 rela‐
tivistic electron and 3 relativistic proton flux levels at geosyn‐
cronous orbit (currently from the NOAA GOES spacecraft), current Solar
Flare X-ray flux, and the last 8 3-hour Kp index values.
Large fluxes of relativistic (aka `Killer') electrons can cause harmful
`deep-dielectric' charging/discharging events inside satellites. High
proton fluxes (`Solar Energetic Proton' or SEP events) can cause single
event upsets in satellite electronics. The Kp index is a measure of how
disturbed the Earth's magnetic field has been over a 3-hour interval.
Kp can range from 0-9, where 0 is quiet and 9 is very disturbed. The Kp
values shown are the 8 previous values (i.e. the last 24 hours). If the
display is up-to-date, the LED next to the Kp bars will flash blue. If
the display is not up-to-date, the LED will flash orange.
OPTIONS-h Display list of command-line options.
-display [display]
Use an alternate X Display.
BUGS
Let me know if/when you find any.
AUTHOR
Michael G. Henderson <mghenderson@lanl.gov>
19 December 1998 WMSPACEWEATHER(1.1)
