Report of the Assessment
Committee for the
National Space Weather Program
(June 2006)
FCM-R24-2006
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The space
environment around Earth is becoming of ever-increasing importance for
the successful operation of essential commercial, government, and national
security infrastructure of the nation. The United States National Space
Weather Program (NSWP) is a Federal interagency (seven agencies) initiative
with the overall objective to speed improvement of space weather services
in order to prepare the country to deal with technological vulnerabilities
that can occur due to the space environment. This assessment report
is a comprehensive review of the NSWP conducted by a committee of six
individuals with expertise encompassing the science and applications
aspects of space weather.
Opening
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Critical Findings and Recommendations
- Executive Summary
1.0 Chapter 1 – National Space Weather Program
2.0 Chapter 2– Space Weather
3.0 Chapter 3 – Assessment Relative to FY 2000 Implementation Plan
- 3.1 Assess and document the impacts of space weather
- 3.2 Identify customer needs
- 3.3 Determine agency roles
- 3.4 Coordinate interagency efforts and resources; Set priorities; Ensure exchange of information and plans
- 3.5 Encourage and Focus Research
- 3.6 Facilitate Transition of Research Results Into Operations
- 3.7 Foster Education of Customers and the Public
- 3.8
Crosscutting Issues
4.0 Chapter 4 – Management Issues
- 4.1 NSWP Structure
- 4.2
NSWP Agencies
References
Appendices
Appendix A National Space Weather Program Assessment Committee Charter
Appendix B Committee Membership
Appendix C Committee Meeting Agendas
Appendix D Questionnaires
Appendix E Recommendations, National Security Space Architecture 2000:
Space Weather Architecture
Appendix F Recommendations, U.S. Department of Commerce Service
Assessment April 2004
Appendix G Recommendations, The Sun to the Earth – and Beyond:
A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics, 2002.
Appendix H Acronyms