The NASA/MSFC method of forecasting is more formal than NOAA's. The data is smoothed by the Lagrangian method and linear regression prediction techniques are used. The solar activity period is fixed at 11 years--the mean period of all previous cycles. Interestingly, the present prediction for the time of the next solar minimum is February or March of 1987, which, within the uncertainties of two methods, can be taken to be the same as the NOAA result.


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    Title :

    NASA/MSFC (National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Marshall Space Flight Center) Prediction Techniques


    Contributors:
    R. E. Smith (author)

    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English