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I mention all this so that if we were to expect something more than a glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection and the world's airspace system is shut down, you will know why. These days the impact could be catastrophic. It is interesting reading: Wikipedia / Carrington Event. The largest recorded instance of this happening was in 1859 and is known as the Carrington Event. This may sound like science fiction, but if a coronal mass ejection were to hit the earth, not only could GPS be completely disrupted, but all electrical systems could be severely impacted. They expand in size as they propagate away from the Sun and larger CMEs can reach a size comprising nearly a quarter of the space between Earth and the Sun by the time it reaches our planet.

Slower CMEs can take several days to arrive. The fastest Earth-directed CMEs can reach our planet in as little as 15-18 hours.

CMEs travel outward from the Sun at speeds ranging from slower than 250 kilometers per second (km/s) to as fast as near 3000 km/s. They can eject billions of tons of coronal material and carry an embedded magnetic field (frozen in flux) that is stronger than the background solar wind interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) strength. Source: Aurora Forecast Coronal mass ejectionsĬoronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are large expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun’s corona. Most often caused by powerful coronal mass ejections Kp 9 – Intense storm – Aurorae seen around 40° latitude. Kp 8 – Severe storm – Bright, dynamic and colourful aurorae. Kp 7 – Strong storm – Bright, dynamic and colourful aurorae. Kp 6 – Moderate storm – Bright, dynamic and colourful aurora display. Kp 5 – Minor storm – Bright, constant and colourful aurora display, red and purple colours appear. Kp 4 – Active – Bright, constant and dynamic northern lights visible. Kp 3 – Unsettled – Bright auroras visible at zenith. Kp 2 – Quiet – Auroras readily visible and become brighter and more dynamic Kp 1 – Quiet – Aurora oval over Iceland, faint and quiet aurorae visible to the unaided eye low in the northern sky Faint aurorae visible in photographs, low in the northern sky We can also confirm that the European weather radar product continues to be available on the briefing service portal covering much of western Europe, as well as other Premium features including the following, all at the price of £57.Kp 0 – Quiet – Aurora oval mostly to the north of Iceland. Equally the Met Office recognises that our role on behalf of our regulator, the CAA, is to provide a range of products for the UK Flight Information Region.įor weather products outside of the UK, the CAA advice is for pilots to utilise, as necessary company flight planning systems or weather information from the country’s Met service provider that you are flying to. We appreciate that you may have found these useful for planning flights across Europe. European forecast precipitation rate & type.As a result it has been necessary to cease the following weather map products from the Premium version of the ABS: The Met Office has taken the decision to retire our European weather model. UK High resolution forecast map layers - Precipitation type, Visibility, Total cloud, Cloud layers, Fog UK High resolution forecast map layers - Precipitation rateįorecast map layers - Wind (arrows and fletches), Wind and Temperature, Temperature for range of flight levels UK observed weather map layers - visible and infrared satellite imagery and lightning, thunderstorms (day and night) Volcanic Ash Advisories (London/Toulouse VAAC) UK and near Europe TAF and METAR bulletins The Bureau of Meteorologys Aviation Weather Service provides aviation users with meteorological information necessary for safe and efficient civil aviation. High level significant weather charts (WAFC) Low Level Briefing Charts - Forms F215, F214, F414, F415 Synoptic (surface pressure) charts - 12UTC model run, out to T+120 Synoptic (surface pressure) charts - 00UTC model run, out to T+84

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