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In the past 24 hours, the flux of high-energy electrons swarming around Earth has increased more than tenfold. The source of this “electron storm” is a 700 km/s stream of solar wind buffeting Earth’s magnetic field. NOAA cautions satellite operators that “satellite systems may experience significant charging” in response to accumulated electrons
Solar wind
speed: 710.8 km/sec
density: 1.5 protons/cm3
Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 5.6 nT
Bz: 0.5 nT south