Open AccessScience for a Technological Society: The 2013–2022 Decadal Survey in Solar and Space Physics
Author(s) -
Baker D. N.,
Charo A.,
Zurbuchen T.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
space weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.254
H-Index - 56
ISSN - 1542-7390
DOI - 10.1002/swe.20022
Subject(s) - sophistication , space science , space (punctuation) , government (linguistics) , work (physics) , space weather , political science , space physics , meteorology , library science , geography , engineering , sociology , computer science , physics , social science , astronomy , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , operating system
From the interior of the Sun, to the upper atmosphere and near-space environment of Earth, and outwards to a region far beyond Pluto where the Sun’s influence wanes, advances during the past decade in space physics and solar physics have yielded spectacular insights into the phenomena that affect our home in space. This report, the final product of a study requested by NASA and the National Science Foundation, presents a prioritized program of basic and applied research for 2013-2022 that will advance scientific understanding of the Sun, SunEarth connections and the origins of “space weather,” and the Sun’s interactions with other bodies in the solar system. The report includes recommendations directed for action by the study sponsors and by other federal agencies—especially NOAA, which is responsible for the day-to-day (“operational”) forecast of space weather.