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Dep. Dir. @NCAR_Science. X. Dir. @HAOSunEarthlab. 2x @UofGlasgow Graduate — BSc ‘95 PhD ‘98 — Views my own, retweets not endorsements. #NSF_Funded.
Jan 14, 2022 18 tweets 10 min read
#TerminatorWatch. Why has #SunspotCycle25 taken off.......? Well..... the #Terminator has arrived. In this thread we'll show some of the preliminary observations and discuss the implications for our forecast of #SunspotCycle25 strength. Image @leamonrj @rickyegeland Using small features in the Sun's corona [called "EUV BrightPoints"] we trace the progress of the Sun's magnetic #HaleCycle. Hale Cycles overlap, but come to an abrupt end - #terminator - at the Sun's equator. The #terminator causes the next Sunspot Cycle to blossom. Image
Nov 17, 2021 6 tweets 3 min read
#Terminator Watch...... still crackling..... last frame.......