Verification of space weather forecasting at the Regional Warning Center in Belgium

Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Eva Robbrecht¹  Cis Verbeeck¹  Andy Devos¹ 

[1] Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence (STCE),Ringlaan 3,1180Brussels,Belgium

关键词: solar radio flux;    solar flares;    geomagnetic K-index;    forecast verification;    space weather;   

Others  :  1075707
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/swsc/2014025

 received in 2014-03-21, accepted in 2014-09-11,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

The Solar Influences Data analysis Center (SIDC) in Brussels at the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) has been providing daily space weather forecasts for more than a decade. A verification analysis was applied to evaluate the performance of the SIDC forecasts of fundamental space weather parameters such as the F10.7 radio flux, solar flare activity, and local geomagnetic index.

【 授权许可】

   
© A. Devos et al., Published by EDP Sciences 2014

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