The main pillar: Assessment of space weather observational asset performance supporting nowcasting, forecasting, and research to operations.

ABSTRACT: Space weather forecasting critically depends upon availability of timely and reliable observational data. It is therefore particularly important to understand how existing and newly planned observational assets perform during periods of severe space weather. Extreme space weather creates challenging conditions under which instrumentation and spacecraft may be impeded or in which parameters reach values that are outside the nominal observational range. This paper analyzes existing and upcoming observational capabilities for forecasting, and discusses how the findings may impact space weather research and its transition to operations. A single limitation to the assessment is lack of information provided to us on radiation monitor performance, which caused us not to fully assess (i.e., not as

SUBMITTER: Posner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4508931 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature