Extractions: Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria sogunade@oauife.edu.ng Abstract . The planet Earth is unique in the solar system as the only planet supporting the existence of life. Space as the medium connecting the solar system has weather whose variations have tremendous consequences for life on Earth. In the early fifties only a few countries monitored space weather from ground-based observatories. Recently the study of the origin, propagation and impact of a space weather event was carried out by 20 spacecraft owned by 12 countries, and by 30 ground-based observatories. The advances in space weather monitoring and the resultant ability to predict and prepare for the violent perturbations to the near-Earth space environment are examined in the light of the disruption of life-supporting technological systems on Earth. Sommaire The 150 million kilometres of space between the Sun and the Earth's orbit, which the solar wind traverses in 30 hours, provides ample room to position several space weather stations for monitoring the solar wind. The stations should contribute data about the origin, development and propagation of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which is the largest single information gap in space weather monitoring system. The level of disturbance in the geomagnetic field serves as a convenient proxy that characterizes the level of disturbance of the near-Earth space environment, namely, the magnetosphere and the ionosphere. Extraordinary levels of geomagnetic disturbances known as ``magnetic storms'' characterize sp-ace weather. Magnetic storms denote variations in the Earth's magnetic field intensity, which may be as large as the several percent of the undisturbed value measured at the Earth's surface. Particle, electromagnetic, and ionospheric disturbances resulting from solar storms, coronal mass ejections, fast solar wind streams and ionospheric instabilities pose several costly hazards.
SSEC - Images And Data weather Data Lost in space. James Glave Page 1 of 1 station, which provides flightplanning information and monitoring to general aviators and private pilots, was http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data
Extractions: Full resolution, real-time GOES East/West composite satellite image web page interface with zoom and animation features Polar orbiting weather satellite images Continental U.S. TERRA MODIS (MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) pictures and movies Satellite composite images including the SSEC Global Montage, Rotating Globe movie, and Antarctic composite
Chinese Scientists Ensure Weather Monitoring For Space Programs Wednesday, March 28, 2001, updated at 1215(GMT+8). SciEdu, ChineseScientists Ensure weather monitoring for space Programs. Chinese http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200103/28/eng20010328_66214.html
African Skies - Cieux Africains - No. 4 Advances in space weather monitoring Implications for Life on EarthSO Ogunade; Geomagnetic Variations in the Ionosphere FN Okeke; http://www.saao.ac.za/~wgssa/as4/as4.html
Extractions: Abu Simbel Radio Telescope Project - Space Weather Online Language Translator The production of this issue of African Skies/Cieux Africains A great number of individuals assisted in some way in the production of this issue of African Skies/Cieux Africains . In particular we would like to express our gratitude to Ms D. Cooper, Mr C. Jacobs, Prof. A. Hughes, Mr W.P. Koorts, Dr. M. Marcelin and Prof. P. Spargo.
Space Weather Monitoring At 12 GHz space weather monitoring at 12 GHz. Project Team Urpo, Puhakka, Oinaskallio Anew radio telescope system with an 1.8 meter diameter dish was constructed. http://kurp-www.hut.fi/publications/annual/00/node34.html
Extractions: Space Weather Monitoring at 12 GHz Project Team: Urpo , Puhakka, Oinaskallio A new radio telescope system with an 1.8 meter diameter dish was constructed. It is used to continuous monitoring of solar radiation at 12 GHz. The beamwidth of the telescope is so wide that whole solar disk is covered. All solar radio events starting from intensities of a few Solar Flux Units will be detected. Experimental operation started in August 2000 and continued to the end of the year. About 30 strong events were measured in addition to numerous small events.
V00 Solar Polar Features at mmWaves; space weather monitoring at 12 GHz.HRDL for Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS); Radio Spectroscopy http://kurp-www.hut.fi/publications/annual/00/Metsahovi00.html
Optical Monitoring Of Space Weather From Low Earth Orbit OPTICAL monitoring OF space weather FROM LOW EARTH ORBIT AN APPLICATION OF DISASTER . monitoring AND PREVENTION. Larry J. Paxton and Ching I. Meng. http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/ISSSR-95/opticalm.htm
Extractions: OPTICAL MONITORING OF SPACE WEATHER FROM LOW EARTH ORBIT: AN APPLICATION OF "DISASTER" MONITORING AND PREVENTION Larry J. Paxton and Ching I. Meng The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, Maryland, USA The monitoring system we describe is the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imager (SSUSI) which will fly on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft. SSUSI is a hyperspectral imager which images a 5000 km swath of the earth in the far ultraviolet (0.115 microns to 0.180 microns) in the cross-track direction as it travels around the Earth in a sun-synchronous near-polar orbit at 830 km altitude. SSUSI monitors the composition and structure of the upper atmosphere and the ionosphere, as well as the auroral energetic particle inputs. This data can be used to provide warnings and alerts to user community.
Chinese Scientists Ensure Weather Monitoring For Space Programs Chinese Scientists Ensure weather monitoring for space Programs. Chinesescientists have gained accurate technology for monitoring http://fpeng.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200103/28/print20010328_66214.html
NASA Plans An Orbiting Radar To Forecast Space Weather Provides gauges of the wind's velocity, temperature, pressure and density, a ranking of its severity (Active, Disturbed, Quiet), and a forecast. space weather. For solar wind dials without any explanatory text, Current space weather Status. This "stoplight" shows the more severe of the following three gauges of space weather http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast29oct98_1.htm
Extractions: Space Science News home October 29, 1998 O ver the past few years, TV audiences have become accustomed to weathermen showing them radar pictures of storms marching across the viewing area. In a little more than a year, space scientists hope they'll be able to do the same as space storms hit the Earth's magnetosphere. IMAGE - the Imager for Magnetosphere-to-Aurora Global Exploration spacecraft - scheduled for launch in 2000, will carry several instruments to paint pictures of the heretofore invisible regions of the inner magnetosphere. Space "storms," seen on the ground as aurorae, or the northern and southern lights, can disrupt satellite communications, power grids, and even telephone conversations. The storms' source is in the magnetosphere - a vast and complex region encompassing Earth - where the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field. A region of inner magnetosphere, the plasmasphere, consists of relatively dense ionized gas which rotates with the Earth. See and hear what solar storms can do to us on Earth ! Video produced by the American Institute of Physics "Inside Science."
Space Weather Monitoring Network Under Construction China has begun construction of a weather monitoring network for space, dozensto thousands of km away from the earth in order to provide accurate weather http://dawning.iist.unu.edu/china/bjreview/98Nov/bjr98-45-36.html
Extractions: Space Weather Monitoring Network Under Construction China has begun construction of a weather monitoring network for space, dozens to thousands of km away from the earth in order to provide accurate weather forecasting for global satellite launching, manned spacecraft, astronaut's walking in space, and airplane and ship navigation. "The monitoring network will forecast solar storms, geomagnetic storms and electromagnetic radiation caused by solar activities, so as to prevent the breakdown of satellites, inaccurate navigation positions, and loss of communications,'' said Wei Fengsi, research fellow of the Space Science and Application Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who is responsible for the project. As part of the country's space weather forecast plans, China will construct ground observation stations for the eastern hemisphere's space environment along 120 degrees east longitude in the coming five years, according to Wei. They will then be connected with the monitoring facilities constructed by the United States and Canada along 60 degrees west longitude. The two networks will eventually form a monitoring circle surrounding the earth and provide 24-hour space weather forecasting. China has completed 20 space environment monitoring ground stations and seven related laboratories along the 120 degrees east longtitute meridian line. In 2003, China will launch a solar telescope that is jointly manufactured by China and Germany at the cost of 500 million yuan into space. It is said that the telescope will be able to predict the impact of solar activities upon earth (activities which lead to natural disasters) and their impact on communications facilities.
Information About The Space Environment Center techniques continue to improve the accuracy of SEC's data, and new data sets areconstantly being added to improve space weather monitoring and analysis. http://www.sel.noaa.gov/sec.html
Extractions: The Space Environment Center (SEC) provides real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and geophysical events, conducts research in solar-terrestrial physics, and develops techniques for forecasting solar and geophysical disturbances. SEC's parent organization is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). SEC is in the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and one of NOAA's 8 National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). SEC's Space Weather Operations is jointly operated by NOAA and the U.S. Air Force and is the national and world warning center for disturbances that can affect people and equipment working in the space environment. SEC's research scientists, working toward a better under-standing of the Sun-Earth connection, study the Sun's electromagnetic, particle, and magnetic-field emissions and the processes by which they affect Earth's space environment. New instruments and observing techniques continue to improve the accuracy of SEC's data, and new data sets are constantly being added to improve space weather monitoring and analysis. Because some of these data sets come from satellite observations, SEC takes a leading role in advocating and designing new data systems that will fly on government satellites. SEC's Space Weather Operations branch (SWO) is the national and world warning center for disturbances that can affect people and equipment working in the space environment. Jointly operated by NOAA and the U.S. Air Force, SWO provides forecasts and warnings of solar and geomagnetic activity to users in government, industry, and the private sector.
SEC FY00 1st Quarter Milestone These images will enable new research and development activities that willlead to improved space weather monitoring and predictive capabilities. http://www.sel.noaa.gov/ProgramsPlans/3Q_FY00.html
Extractions: SEC FY00 3rd Quarter Milestones Purpose: An important goal is to provide, for the first time, real-time images of northern hemisphere auroral activity, a measure of the space weather disturbance level and of the direct coupling of solar wind energy into Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. A second goal has been to further enhance our collaborations with NASA, universities, and our international partners to enable the real-time acquisition and testing of new capabilities from research satellites. These efforts are developing a foundation that should lead to a more regular and substantial process for testing the operational value of research measurements. Efforts: Customers: The real-time images provide a snapshot of the auroral disturbances that affect high-latitude electrical power distribution, high-latitude communication, and the storage and release of energy responsible for enhancing the inner magnetospheric particle populations that affect satellites and human activity in space. In addition, these images can provide an exciting real-time view of the aurora for the general public. Through further research and the use of these images by space weather forecasters, we will improve our ability to utilize images of the magnetosphere and ionosphere for operational space weather support, and be able to provide advice on future operational instruments.
Weather & Global Monitoring weather global monitoring. Oregon State University Atmospheric Science weather Information;Centre for Oceanography. Terrestrial, Solar and space Services space http://www.csu.edu.au/weather/weather1.html
Extractions: Charles Sturt University Current weather satellite images, including Weather reports and forecasts Marine Weather Australian environment: Frequently asked questions Other Weather and Climate Services Terrestrial, Solar and Space Services Space Telescope Electronic Information Service Hubble Space Telescope's Observations The Nine Planets - A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System IPS Radio and Space Services ... Space Science and Engineering Center, U. of Wisconsin-Madison
Weather & Global Monitoring weather Global monitoring. Oregon State University Atmospheric Science weatherInformation; Centre for Terrestrial, Solar and space Services space Telescope http://www.csu.edu.au/weather/
SPECIAL: Report On EGS 2000 Space Weather Session Earth's weather N. Jakowski et al. TEC monitoring by GPS a Possible Contributionto space weather monitoring (Poster) - Prediction Capabilities I. Finch et http://www.sgo.fi/SPECIAL/Contributions/SW-EGS.html
Space Weather Forcasters Monitoring Severe Solar Storm Air Force News Archive, More AF News. space weather forcasters monitoring severesolar storm The Nov. space weather forcasters monitoring severe solar storm. http://www.af.mil/news/Nov2000/n20001114_001698.shtml
Extractions: Air Force Weather Agency Public Affairs OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AFPN) Space weather forecasters at the 55th Space Weather Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., are monitoring a severe solar radiation storm that is effecting some satellite operations. "A flare erupted from the sun (Nov. 8)," said Tech. Sgt. Robert Joyce, crew chief and space weather forecaster. "This event was so energetic that many of our sensing instruments were saturated moments after the flare erupted." A number of space weather forecast products, including an initial warning, were sent to various Department of Defense agencies. "We issued a space weather advisory three minutes after we recorded the burst," Joyce said. "Since the onset, updated products have been sent out every three hours." Capt. Kelly Law, a space weather officer here said there are typically three types of phenomena associated with flares of the sun. Light energy reaches Earth instantaneously and can impact high frequency communications. Next, high energy particles, called protons, reach Earth within minutes to hours and can damage satellites, increase radiation in higher altitudes and cause communication outages in the polar caps. Finally, lower energy particles, or electrons, reach Earth hours or days after the flare and cause geomagnetic storming and the aurora borealis.
404 Not Found The latter predictions are based on a spaceweather monitoring system either by ground-baseddevices or satellites watching the space-weather conditions around http://www.fmi.fi/weather/faq_5.html
Extractions: Everyone SATELLITES NOAA's Satellites - NOAA operates the nation's system of environmental (weather) satellites and manages the processing and distribution of the millions of bits of data and images that these satellites produce daily. The primary customer of satellite information is NOAA's National Weather Service, which uses the data to create forecasts for the public, television, radio, and weather advisory services. There are two types of satellites: the geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) for short-range warning and "now-casting". Click here to go to the NOAA page on geostationary satellites. Polar-orbiting satellites are used for longer-term forecasting. Click here to learn more about the polar orbiting satellites. Both types of satellites are necessary for providing complete global weather monitoring. Geostationary Satellites GOES satellites provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. They circle the Earth in a geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the equatorial plane of the Earth at a speed matching the Earth's rotation. This allows them to hover continuously over one position on the surface. Because they stay above a fixed spot on the surface, they provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms, and hurricanes.
Extractions: Teachers These items are designed for the teacher to use in the classroom or as background reference material. There is also information about programs that provide training and other opportunities for educators. SATELLITES NOAA's Satellites - NOAA operates the nation's system of environmental (weather) satellites and manages the processing and distribution of the millions of bits of data and images that these satellites produce daily. The primary customer of satellite information is NOAA's National Weather Service, which uses the data to create forecasts for the public, television, radio, and weather advisory services. There are two types of satellites: the geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) for short-range warning and "now-casting". Click here to go to the main NOAA page on geostationary satellites. Polar-orbiting satellites are used for longer-term forecasting. Click here to learn more about the polar orbiting satellites. Both types of satellites are necessary for providing complete global weather monitoring. Geostationary Satellites GOES satellites provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. They circle the Earth in a geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the equatorial plane of the Earth at a speed matching the Earth's rotation. This allows them to hover continuously over one position on the surface. Because they stay above a fixed spot on the surface, they provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms, and hurricanes.
STD Aurora Monitor Software Homepage Advanced Auroral Activity and space weather monitoring Software. *NEW*Software SWIM The World's Most Advanced space weather Software http://www.spacew.com/aurora/
Extractions: Version 3.0 List of Features: Interface and Support for an extensive and elaborate Solar and Space Weather Digital SMS Service, so you can stay informed of conditions while away from your computer using your digital SMS capable cell phone or pager. Select from over 22 different types of SMS services ranging from notification of x-ray solar flare activity to newly reported auroral activity sightings - all available in real-time. Remote control of your SMS service is also possible while you are in the field! Over 25 new types of internet resources are now tracked and maintained, bringing the total number of tracked internet resources to over 88. New POLAR spacecraft PIXIE image support of auroral x-ray activity.
