[IRCA] Fwd: Topband: At least four more years of solar minimum?

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

from the topband list:

> NOAA updated its predictions for smoothed sunspot numbers and solar 
> flux through the end of 2022. As of last month, their predictions 
> ended in 2019.
> Their prediction shows a smoothed sunspot number of 10 for December 
> 2018, declining to 2 in July 2020 through January 2021, then 1 
> during February 2021 through January 2022, and 0 after that and 
> through at least the end of 2022.
> www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression
> I hate predictions, especially about the future...
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL


That is some prediction, including having the solar flux below 60, 
which I didn't think possible.

They are not sticking their necks out about average Ap, which is 
still as high as it was 2011-2014, and has already delivered some 
fairly marvellous high latitude conditions

best wishes,

Nick

Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada 

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