THE BULLETIN-------------------------------------------------------

Space Weather is a discipline that describes variations in the space environment between the Sun and the Earth, which can have an impact on systems and technologies both in orbit and on the ground. A Space Weather event begins on the Sun and influences interplanetary space, through which it can reach the Earth’s environment. Here, it interacts with the Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere, with potential impacts on various aspects of human technology (and even on human health). INGV, through its Environment Department, is very active in monitoring Space Weather conditions over Italy and the Mediterranean area, by means of continuous observations carried out by ionospheric and geomagnetic observatories.
The Space Weather Bulletin for the Mediterranean area, issued on a weekly basis and prepared by a dedicated Working Group, represents a summary of these observations, preceded by an introductory section on solar and interplanetary activity based on data from other international institutions.


DATASET---------------------------------------------------------

The DATA folder contains all the datasets related to the parameters described in the different sections of the Bulletin (starting from Section 2).

Each file:

-Is named according to the corresponding Bulletin section.

-Is in JSON format, and follows a standardized structure with two main sections:

	-metadata: Describes each parameter, including units, source, and format.

	-data: A list of timestamped entries reporting the parameter values.
	

DATA POLICY------------------------------------------------------

The bulletin data are distributed under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Users assume full responsibility for any risk arising from the use or interpretation of these data. INGV shall in no event be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including loss of profit, arising from the use of the data, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Data related to monitoring of the Sun and the solar wind (Section 2), as well as the values of the geomagnetic indices Kp and Dst (Sections 4.2 and 4.4), are originally produced by the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC, https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, USA) and by the World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Kyoto, Japan (https://wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/). These data are further processed by the INGV team for the purposes of the bulletin and do not imply any endorsement by NOAA or the World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Kyoto.
INGV thanks the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center and the World Data Center for Geomagnetism, Kyoto for making these data available.

