The Statistical Relations Among Q, Kp, and the Global Weather Central -K Indices.

Abstract

The K index determined by the Air Force Global Weather Central has been compared with Kp and Q (from Sodankyla) for the period March 1978 - May 1981 to determine empirical relations between Kp vs K, Q vs Kp, and Q vs K. The study shows that the K index is a reasonably good measure of Kp during most of the time. The time-dependent relations between Q and K, and Kp and K are derived, so that one can convert the K (AFGWC) index to the Kp or Q index for specification of the auroral ionosphere in the Experimental Radar System test region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 13, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118734

Entities

People

  • B. S. Dandekar

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundaries
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Grids
  • High Latitudes
  • Information Science
  • Ionosphere
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Magnetic Disturbances
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Observation
  • Radar
  • Specifications

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.