| Term | Definition | Contributor | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovdorskite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kozoite (La) | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kozoite (Nd) | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kozulite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| kp | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kp index | Kp is a common index used to indicate the severity of the global magnetic disturbances in near-Earth space. Kp is an index based on the average of weighted K indices at 13 ground magnetic field observ atories. It is based on the range of the magnetic field variation within 3 hour intervals that is caused by phenomena other than the diurnal variation and the long-term components of the storm time variations. The values of the Kp range from 0 (very quiet) to 9 (very disturbed) in 28 discrete steps, resulting in values of 0, 0+, 1-, 1, 1+, 2-, 2, 2+,...9. An Estimated Kp is calculated by NOAA in near-real-time. The official, after-the-fact, 3-hourly planetary index of geomagnetic activity is calculated twice per month by the the German GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) (Research Center for Geosciences), from the K indexes observed at 13 stations primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. The Kp indices, which date from 1932, are used to determine the ap indices. | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kp Index | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kp Index | The Kp index indicates the magnitude of geomagnetic disturbance on a 0-9 scale, with zero being very quiet and 9 indicating a major geomagnetic storm. The index has a three-hour cadence. Higher values of Kp are associated with geomagnetic storming, the appearance of auroral lights at lower than normal latitudes, and stronger linkages between Earth’s upper atmosphere and magnetosphere. See also the "Kp Indicies" Cygnet wiki page. | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| KPNO__FTS | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| KPNO__MAGMP | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| KPNO__SPMAG | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| KPNO__VSM | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kracht group | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kraisslite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| krakatoa wind | (Also spelled Krakatau; formerly called overtrades.) A layer of easterly winds over the Tropics at an altitude of about 18-24 km. This layer tops the midtropospheric westerlies (the antitrades), is at least 6 km deep, and is based at about 2 km above the tropopause. This easterly current is more prominent and better defined in the summer hemisphere. It derives its name from the observed behavior of the volcanic dust carried around the world after the great eruption of Krakatoa (6?S, 105?E) in 1883. | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Krasnogorite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Krasnoselskite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Krasnovite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Kratochvilite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |
| Krausite | No definition provided | Ryan McGranaghan | 2023.04.16 |