Viewing archive of Tuesday, 29 April 2003

Solar wind (Speed, Density), Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) (Bt, Bz)

Solar wind

Solar wind - Speed
Chart with 1349 data points.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Time. Data ranges from 2003-04-29 00:01:00 to 2003-04-29 23:59:00.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying km/sec. Data ranges from 331.1 to 589.8.
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End of interactive chart.
Solar wind - Density
Chart with 1349 data points.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Time. Data ranges from 2003-04-29 00:01:00 to 2003-04-29 23:59:00.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying p/cm3. Data ranges from 0.44 to 10.74.
©NOAA SWPC - SpaceWeatherLive.com
End of interactive chart.

Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF)

Interplanetary Magnetic Field - Bt
Chart with 1349 data points.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Time. Data ranges from 2003-04-29 00:01:00 to 2003-04-29 23:59:00.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying nT. Data ranges from 3.62 to 12.84.
©NOAA SWPC - SpaceWeatherLive.com
End of interactive chart.
Interplanetary Magnetic Field - Bz
Line chart with 1349 data points.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Time. Data ranges from 2003-04-29 00:01:00 to 2003-04-29 23:59:00.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying nT. Data ranges from -10.57 to 7.73.
©NOAA SWPC - SpaceWeatherLive.com
End of interactive chart.
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