Mark Harnett Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 What does Kp stand for? It isn't in your list of abbreviations. Neither is G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Vancanneyt Sander Posted March 21, 2019 Solution Share Posted March 21, 2019 Simple because Kp isn’t an abbreviation. It is part of the K-index. The p stands for global. The K-index is a logarithmic scale from 0 to 9 and indicates the geomagnetic activity for a given location. Every location can have it’s local K-indices but the Kp index is the global indicator of geomagnetic activity. You can learn everything about the Kp index and G-scale in our help section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimbridge Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 22 hours ago, Vancanneyt Sander said: Simple because Kp isn’t an abbreviation. It is part of the K-index. The p stands for global. Well, actually, I believe it more literally stands for “p”lanetary. P=) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancanneyt Sander Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 4 uren geleden, Kaimbridge zei: Well, actually, I believe it more literally stands for “p”lanetary. P=) how did I forget that :D It's indeed Planetary K-index 🤦♂️ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakewolf Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I always thought it stood for Kiloparsec, but in solar weather, that makes no sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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