The Space Weather Monitor program is an education project to build and distribute inexpensive ionospheric monitors to students around the world. The monitors detect solar flares and other ionospheric disturbances. Two versions of the monitor exist - one simple and low-cost, named SID, and one research quality, called AWESOME.

Concepts

weather instruments

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Additional Tags

ionspheric disturbances, ionspheric monitors, space weather monitor program

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Classroom Considerations

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