Open AccessThe Space Weather Journal: How It Began
Author(s) -
Robinson Robert
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
space weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.254
H-Index - 56
ISSN - 1542-7390
DOI - 10.1029/2003sw000019
Subject(s) - space weather , space (punctuation) , obstacle , space science , computer science , meteorology , quality (philosophy) , operations research , political science , geography , engineering , aerospace engineering , physics , law , quantum mechanics , operating system
The idea for a journal dedicated to space weather grew out of an AGU Chapman Conference in 2000. A major obstacle to improving operational space weather forecasting arises because much high‐quality research is not effectively transitioned for operational use. A large part of the problem resides in the lack of interaction among the communities involved in space weather activities. The primary goal of Space Weather: The International Journal of Research and Applications is to promote communication among scientists, engineers, technicians, science administrators, and space weather policy makers in a way that leads to continuous improvement in the nation's ability to mitigate space environment hazards to technical systems on the ground and in space.