.TH WMSPACEWEATHER 1.1 "19 December 1998"
.SH NAME
WMSPACEWEATHER \- Dockable Space Weather Monitor
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B wmSpaceWeather
[-h] [-display <Display>]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
wmSpaceWeather is a space weather monitor. The monitor shows: 2 relativistic electron
and 3 relativistic proton flux levels at geosyncronous orbit (currently from the NOAA
GOES spacecraft), current Solar Flare X-ray flux, and the last 8 3-hour Kp index values.
.PP
Large fluxes of relativistic (aka `Killer') electrons can cause harmful `deep-dielectric'
charging/discharging events inside satellites. High proton fluxes (`Solar Energetic Proton' or
SEP events) can cause single event upsets in satellite electronics. The Kp index is a measure
of how disturbed the Earth's magnetic field has been over a 3-hour interval. Kp can range from
0-9, where 0 is quiet and 9 is very disturbed. The Kp values shown are the 8 previous values
(i.e. the last 24 hours). If the display is up-to-date, the LED next to the Kp
bars will flash blue. If the display is not up-to-date, the LED will flash orange.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-h
Display list of command-line options.
.TP
.B \-display [display]
Use an alternate X Display.
.SH BUGS
Let me know if/when you find any.
.SH AUTHOR
Michael G. Henderson <mghenderson@lanl.gov>