Aurora Observation Array (2D)
2D aurora lab: solar-wind speed, IMF Bz and density drive the real merging electric field and dynamic-pressure formulas, an approximate Kp index and oval boundary, and the emission altitude and colour of the curtain.
This 2D companion replaces the 3D scene's decorative domes and wind turbines with a formula-driven aurora model: the interplanetary merging electric field and solar-wind dynamic pressure are computed from real E = v×B and ram-pressure formulas, an approximate Kp index and auroral-oval equatorward boundary follow from that coupling, and the precipitating-electron energy sets both the collision altitude and the emission colour of the curtain — so pushing Bz south or the wind faster visibly brightens, lowers and reddens-to-greens the aurora while pulling its oval down toward whatever observing latitude you set.
2D aurora lab driving the real merging-electric-field and dynamic-pressure formulas from solar-wind speed, IMF Bz and density, with an approximate Kp index, oval boundary and altitude-dependent emission colour.
2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install