Finnish Regional Warning Center's new online service provides information about the space weather

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) recently joined the ISES network. The International Space Environment Service (ISES) is a collaborative network of space weather service-providing organizations around the globe, collaborating also with WMO.

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As FMI joined ISES as a member of the network, ISES named FMI the Regional Warning Center (RWC) in Finland. We have built a new website for RWC Finland to provide information about the space weather in the region. On the online service we have compiled real-time observations and modeling results produced by the Finnish Meteorological Institute.

The site has a revised indicator describing the activity of northern lights based on the measured rate of change of the magnetic field. This R-Index is based on the concept familiar from the old Auroras Now! service, but has been modified so that it now distinguishes between medium and high activity. The new site will gradually replace the technically obsolete Auroras Now! service.

In addition to the auroras, the Space Weather Centre's website contains modeling results, e.g. electron concentration in the ionosphere and geomagnetically induced currents. Some products from other space weather centers are also shown there for comparison, such as the Kp index produced by GFZ. New products will continue to be added to the site.

Further information:

Tiera Laitinen, tiera.laitinen@fmi.fi

Website of the Regional Warning Center of Finland Website of the ISES network

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