Talk:Geomagnetic storm
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[edit] Give it a twist
That schematic needs some axial tilt. That's one reason I didn't use it. And it is polite to include a source URL in the Image page...and practical in case someone eventually makes a robot check for updated images. (SEWilco 08:05, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC))
Some shematics have an axial tilt, but one might ask whether or not this is really important for the level of discussion included here. Furthermore, although the axis of the dipole is, in fact, tilted with respect to the Earth's rotational axis, its depiction in a diagram assumes a certain visual perspective, one where the tilt is actually visible in a two-dimensional plane.
The schematic was taken for the USGS Geomagnetism Program website at http://geomag.usgs.gov and was produced originally by Jeffrey J. Love.
[edit] GPS scintillation
This vanished from the page overnight. If it was intentional, could there be some discussion here first? I replaced the text, but did not revert the page as Shaddack had already made a large number of improvements to the page.
GPS signals are affected when solar activity causes sudden variations in the density of the ionosphere, causing the GPS signals to scintillate. The scintillation of satellite signals during ionospheric disturbances is studied at HAARP during ionospheric modification experiments. It has also been studied at the National Science Foundation equatorial ionospheric observation facility in Jicamarca, Peru.
- John Elder 3 July 2005 18:41 (UTC)
[edit] Compliments
Well writen article! Info D 15:11, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Geomagnetic Storm of 2006
We are just beginning to see effects from the solar storm caused by sunspot 930 (see http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,236520,00.html), and likely this will even be strong enough to cause the northern lights to be visible in the Northern Continental United States. Perhaps this storm is worth mentioning in addition to the storm of 1989. Of course, it's just a little early to add it, but anyone reading this after it occurrs, see if it is newsworthy enough to be mentioned. I would add it myself, but I will more than likely forget :D Bourgeoisdude 20:00, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
- If it is newsworthy then that news will remind plenty of people about this article. Sunspot 930 has been in the news enough already that I'm sure several people reading this have been aware of 930 for days. If something significant happens the article will be udpated. Unless it knocks out the servers, in which case the city herald will tell us the news. (SEWilco 06:00, 15 December 2006 (UTC))
[edit] =Merge
I've proposed a merge with Magnetospheric convection and magnetic storms. They appear to be covering the same topic. -- Whpq 18:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
