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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
       relativistic electron and 3 relativistic proton flux levels at
       geosyncronous 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)

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