NATIONAL SPACE WEATHER PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
FCM-P31-1997
Contents
1
Introduction
1.1 Scope of the Program
1.2 Relevance to the
Nation
1.3 Summary of the Strategic Plan
2
Capabilities, Goals, and Strategy
2.1 Background
2.2
Current Capabilities
2.3 Operational Goals
2.4 What Needs to be Done
3
Research
3.1 Physical Understanding
3.2 Model Development
3.3 Observations
3.4 Summary
4
Timelines and Near-Term Emphasis
4.1 Timelines
4.2
Near-Term Emphasis
5
Technology Transition and Data Management
5.1 Developing
Operational Models
5.2 Data Management
6
Education
6.1 Formal Education
6.2 Informal Education
6.3 Educational Programs for Space Scientists
6.4 Educational Programs for
Operations Personnel and Space Weather Customers
7
Program Management
7.1 Background
7.2 Management Structure
7.2.1 National Space Weather Program Council (NSWPC)
7.2.2 Committee for
Space Weather
7.2.3 Coordination with U.S. Research Community
7.2.4
Non-Federal Involvement
7.3 Metrics
7.4 Agency Roles and
Responsibilities in the National Space Weather Program
7.4.1 Department of
Commerce (DOC)
7.4.2 Department of Defense (DoD)
7.4.3 National
Science Foundation (NSF)
7.4.4 National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA)
7.5.5 Department of Interior (DOI)
7.4.6
Department of Energy (DOE)
7.5 Coordination with the International Space
Environment Service
Appendix
A National Space Weather Program Research
A.1 Physical
Understanding
A.1.1 Coronal Mass Ejections
A.1.2 Solar Activity/Flares
A.1.3 Solar Galactic Energetic Particles
A.1.4 Solar UV, EUV, and Soft
X-Rays
A.1.5 Solar Radio Noise
A.1.6 Solar Wind
A.1.7
Magnetospheric Particles and Fields
A.1.8 Geomagnetic Disturbances
A.1.9 Magnetospheric Radiation Belts
A.1.10 Aurora
A.1.11 Ionospheric
Properties
A.1.12 Ionospheric Electric Fields
A.1.13 Ionospheric
Disturbances
A.1.14 Ionospheric Scintillations
A.1.15 Neutral
Atmosphere (Thermosphere and Mesosphere)
A.2 Model Development
A.2.1
CME Models
A.2.2 Flare Models
A.2.3 Solar UV, EUV, and Soft X-Ray
Models
A.2.4 Solar Wind Models
A.2.5 Magnetospheric Particle and Field
Models
A.2.6 Geomagnetic Disturbance Models
A.2.7 Radiation Belt
Models
A.2.8 Auroral Models
A.2.9 Ionosphere Models
A.2.10
Ionospheric Electric Field Models
A.2.11 Ionospheric Disturbance Models
A.2.12 Ionospheric Scintillation Models
A.2.13 Neutral Atmosphere Models
(Thermosphere and Mesosphere)
A.3 Observations
A.3.1 Solar/Solar Wind
Observations
A.3.2 Magnetosphere Observations
A.3.3
Ionosphere/Thermosphere Observations
Appendix B Information Sources and Points of Contact for National Space Weather Program
Appendix C Abbreviations and Acronyms
LIST OF FIGURES
1-1. Impacts of Significant Space Weather Events
1-2. National Space
Weather Program Activities
1-3. National Space Weather Program Goals
2-1. NSWP
Roadmap
3-1. Domains for Space Weather Research
4-1. NSWP Operational
Model Development
4-2. Solar/Solar Wind Timeline
4-3. Magnetosphere
Timeline
4-4. Ionosphere/Thermosphere Timeline
5-1. Development Process
for Operational Models
LIST OF TABLES
2-1. Current Capabilities Based on Requirements
2-2. Space Weather
Domains and Goals
7-1. Agency Participation Matrix