Articles | Volume 24, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-24-989-2006
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-24-989-2006
19 May 2006
 | 19 May 2006

Geomagnetic Dst index forecast based on IMF data only

G. Pallocchia, E. Amata, G. Consolini, M. F. Marcucci, and I. Bertello

Abstract. In the past years several operational Dst forecasting algorithms, based on both IMF and solar wind plasma parameters, have been developed and used. We describe an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) algorithm which calculates the Dst index on the basis of IMF data only and discuss its performance for several individual storms. Moreover, we briefly comment on the physical grounds which allow the Dst forecasting based on IMF only.