Auroral forecasts!
I am now happy to say that all planned auroral forecast modes are implemented on their respective PCs. From right to left …
Venerable, geomagnetic Observatories
When geomagnetic measurements have been going on for almost a century in the same location, all sorts of historic treasures can be …
Solar event and its effect on the ground in Scandinavia
Yesterday (24. August) there was an X-ray event on the sun. Such events ionize the dayside ionosphere above “normal” levels and may …
Early Space Weather
I wasn’t entirely sure about what to write about today, so I decided to post a picture: During the 1st International Polar …
An Alarm Bell for Aurora
The World’s first auroral observatory was built by Kristian Birkeland in 1899 on the mountain Haldde just west of Alta in Northern …
Space Weather in a National preparedness and emergency planning
In Norway we have the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredsskap) (DSB). DSB’s responsibilities regarding civil protection cover …
Service Supporting Resource Exploitation System Operators (RESOSS)
As part of the ESA SSA program preparatory phase project SN-VI Provision of Space Weather Additional Services led by Rhea Group, Tromsø …
Skibotn Observatory
Some two hours drive east of Tromsø, Skibotn observatory is located. Skibotn is one of the driest locations in all of Northern …
UiO Cubestar project
Many actors are in some way or the other involved with Space Weather in Norway. One of them is the University of …
European Space Weather Week 2014
I would like to draw attention to this event, the 11th European Space Weather Week (ESWW), which will be held in …