Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 20:42

Hello, my science class is participating in different expeditions currently happening in the south pole, and I picked this expedition, because, of course, the space weather! Who ever heard of weather... in space! I didn't know I was possible. I would really appreciate if you could take time to answer my questions.

-How is it possible that there can be weather in space? Where does it take place? (I'm assuming it's not anything that we would call "normal" weather; I mean, I'm assuming that there's no snow or periodic bouts of thunderstorms, or dry seasons.) -What are some of the space phenomena that can be monitored by the AOG and have you monitored any? -Do the layers of the atmosphere affect the way the AGOs monitor, and do the AGOs pick up specific things from the different layers of the atmosphere? -I know that a lot of your data will be used for other projects, such as monitoring global warming and such, but what are some of the other projects that your data will be contributing to, and how? -What is the range of your AGOs; how far does it measure into space?

Thank you very much.

-Medina Husakovic