The Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance (SID) Database lists all events identified in the AAVSO Solar Bulletin. These results are provided monthly by the worldwide network of SID observers in the AAVSO Solar Division. Individual results are correlated with other observers' reports and reduced to a list of events with high definiteness ratings.
SunEntry is a data entry program for solar observers. It will help you to create reports and send them to our database where they will be used in the AAVSO American Relative Sunspot Program. The information you submit will also be used in the monthly Solar Bulletin.
Before you can use SunEntry, you must have an AAVSO website account and an AAVSO Observer code if you don't already have both. Here are instructions on how to get them:
| OBS ID | Observer Name | Station Location |
| A-96 | Roberto Battaiola | Milan, Italy |
| A-97 | Jon Wallace | Torrington, CT, USA |
| A-118 | Lionel Loudet | Muret, France |
| A-119 | Jean-Pierre Godet | le Vauroux, France |
| A-120 | Bob Terrill | Ballarat, Vi |
When the ultraviolet rays from the Sun hit the Earths atmosphere the energy they possess work to knock electrons off of the atoms and molecules that the atmosphere is made up of. These free electrons make up a region of the atmosphere known as the Ionosphere. The region is strongest on the daytime side of the earth since it is dependant on the energy from the solar ultra violet rays.
VERY LOW FREQUENCY (VLF) RADIO STATIONS
Station Station Frequency Radiated
Site ID (kHz) Power
(kW)
U.S.(Extracted from SID Technical Bulletin Vol. 3, Number 4, Oct. 1992)
Rodney Howe, Solar Section chair & SID leader
So, what are we looking for? Here are a couple references of SID events and their influence on the ionosphere:
Contributed by Tom Fleming (FLET)
"A" Type: One or more tiny spots that do not demonstrate bi-polarity or exhibit penumbra.
"B" Type: Two or more tiny spots that demonstrate bi-polarity but do not exhibit penumbra.
Revised August 2000