Current weather
| 24/09/2017 12:25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | Humidity | Atmospheric pressure |
| 27 ºC | 53.3 % | 1015.1 hPa |
| Accumulated rain | Wind speed | Wind bearing |
| 0 mm | 3 km/h | N-NE (28º) |
Information from the automatic station of AEMET located at Ebro Observatory. These data are provisional and subject to revision.
Weather forecast
Space Weather Products
K-index of geomagnetic activity calculated from our data. (Unrevised automatic process)
Solar activity
19-09-17
20-09-17
Photographs of the solar photosphere taken with our own telescope
Variation of the compass in Roquetes
The compass is oriented according to the magnetic north, not the true one. The magnetic north varies with time. Over the past centuries, in Roquetes, compasses were deviated westward. But this has changed and now they are deviated eastward More information.
Chronicles of Ebre Observatory
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Sequera
Sequera
Aquests dies, la zona de pinar que envolta l’Observatori mostra un aspecte força trist, en el sentit que es nota que la vegetació està patint molt la manca de precipitació. Els pins han perdut molta fulla i estan força groguencs[…]
Created on: Sep 2, 2016 | 15:58 pm
Sep 2, 2016 | 15:58 pm -
El C3 (URV) i l’Observatori estudien la qualitat de les mesures meteorològiques
El C3 (URV) i l’Observatori estudien la qualitat de les mesures meteorològiques
Per poder fer estudis climàtics de qualitat, cal prestar tanta atenció als valors obtinguts, com a la metodologia d’observació, només així estarem segurs de que els canvis mesurats són deguts a canvis en el clima i no a canvis en els[…]
Created on: Jul 14, 2016 | 11:28 am
Jul 14, 2016 | 11:28 am -
La nostra biblioteca històrica: geomagnetisme del segle XVII.
La nostra biblioteca històrica: geomagnetisme del segle XVII.
L’Observatori de l’Ebre va estudiar el camp magnètic terrestre des dels seus inicis. Una de les obres més antigues que disposem a la biblioteca és precisament sobre el magnetisme de la Terra. L’obra fou escrita per Athanasius Kircher, un jesuïta científic alemany del[…]
Created on: Jun 8, 2016 | 06:45 am
Jun 8, 2016 | 06:45 am -
Donant a conèixer la nostra biblioteca i el seu patrimoni
Donant a conèixer la nostra biblioteca i el seu patrimoni
Fa més de cent deu anys que la biblioteca de l’Observatori de l’Ebre dóna suport a les activitats de recerca, d’observació i de divulgació científica de l’Observatori. Com l’Observatori, aquesta té el seu origen a finals del segle XIX, en[…]
Created on: May 13, 2016 | 14:23 pm
May 13, 2016 | 14:23 pm
Last news
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The EU funds the Ebre Observatory to create a system for the identification and warning of ionospheric disturbances
The EU funds the Ebre Observatory to create a system for the identification and warning of ionospheric disturbances
Roquetes, August 2, 2017 – The Ebre Observatory has achieved a new european research project, within the Competitiveness of the European Space Sector: Technoloty and Science call (H2020 COMPET-5: Space Weather). The proposal has been evaluated with the highest rate[…]
Created on: Aug 2, 2017 | 10:55 am
Aug 2, 2017 | 10:55 am -
The Ebro Observatory meteorological station enters the WMO select club of long-term stations.
The Ebro Observatory meteorological station enters the WMO select club of long-term stations.
Roquetes, June 2, 2017 - At its 69th Executive Council, and at the request of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized the meteorological station of the Ebro Observatory as a long-term station, along with[…]
Created on: Jun 6, 2017 | 08:43 am
Jun 6, 2017 | 08:43 am -
The new version of the International Reference Ionosphere model (IRI-2016) includes contributions from the Ebro Observatory.
The new version of the International Reference Ionosphere model (IRI-2016) includes contributions from the Ebro Observatory.
Roquetes 1st of June 2017--The Space Weather Journal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) has published an article presenting the latest version of the International Reference Ionosphere model (IRI-2016). David Altadill, director of the Ebro Observatory, is one of its co-authors.
Created on: Jun 1, 2017 | 11:02 am
Jun 1, 2017 | 11:02 am -
A new study from Ebro Observatory improves predictions of how vulnerable the Spanish power grid is to solar storms
A new study from Ebro Observatory improves predictions of how vulnerable the Spanish power grid is to solar storms
EOS, the Earth’s and Space Science News Bulletin of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) echoes an article led by J. M. Torta, from Ebro Observatory, in collaboration with a group of Institut Geomodels of the University of Barcelona, recently published[…]
Created on: May 23, 2017 | 15:36 pm
May 23, 2017 | 15:36 pm