The geomagnetic Kp index and derived indices of geomagnetic activity
- The geomagnetic Kp index is one of the most extensively used indices of geomagnetic activity, both for scientific and operational purposes. This article reviews the properties of the Kp index and provides a reference for users of the Kp index and associated data products as derived and distributed by the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. The near real-time production of the nowcast Kp index is of particular interest for space weather services and here we describe and evaluate its current setup.
| Author details: | Jürgen MatzkaORCiDGND, Claudia StolleORCiDGND, Yosuke YamazakiORCiD, Oliver Bronkalla, Achim MorschhauserORCiD |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2020SW002641 |
| ISSN: | 1542-7390 |
| Title of parent work (English): | Space weather : the international journal of research and applications |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Place of publishing: | New York |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2021/05/15 |
| Publication year: | 2021 |
| Release date: | 2023/11/16 |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Article number: | e2020SW002641 |
| Number of pages: | 21 |
| Funding institution: | European UnionEuropean Commission [776287] |
| Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Mathematik |
| DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
| Publishing method: | Open Access / Gold Open-Access |
| License (German): |  CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
