Table information for 'sidc_categorical_geomagnetic_forecast.epn_core'

General

Table Description: Categorical geomagnetic forecast

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Resource Description: *** SIDC categorical geomagnetic forecast *** This service provides categorical geomagnetic forecasts, as evaluated by the SIDC forecaster on duty.

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Citing this table

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@MISC{vo:sidc_categorical,
  year=2026,
  title={{SIDC} categorical geomagnetic forecast},
  author={{SIDC}: Solar Influences Data analysis Center},
  url={https://vo-tap.oma.be/tableinfo/sidc_categorical_geomagnetic_forecast.epn_core},
  howpublished={{VO} resource provided by the {ROB} Virtual Observatory Data Center}
}

This research has been made at the Royal Observatory of Belgium

Columns

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NameTable Head DescriptionUnitUCD
granule_uid Granule_uid Unique identifier for the geomagnetic impact forecast. N/A meta.id
forecast_date Forecast_date (jd) Date of the geomagnetic forecast. d time
explanation Explanation Categorical forecast for a geomagnetic activity, on forecast_date (12:00 UTC of current day plus 24 hours). N/A meta.note
forecast_value Forecast_value Integer corresponding to the geomagnetic forecast category in ISES coded message (0: [A<20 and K<4], 1: [A>=20 or K=4], 2: [A>=30 or K=5], 3: [A>=50 or K=6], 4: [A>=100 or K>=7]) or '/' if no forecast is given. N/A meta.code.class

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