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Space weather prediction
Author(s) -
Maynard Nelson C.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/95rg00446
Subject(s) - space weather , meteorology , storm , environmental science , space environment , space (punctuation) , space science , satellite , computer science , geology , geography , geophysics , aerospace engineering , engineering , operating system
Energy from the Sun impacts the near‐Earth environment to create a myriad of hazards to systems operating in and through space, and even to ground based activities. Costly systems are at risk. Already space storms cause averaged annual losses estimated to exceed $100M. The space weather effects from the severe magnetic storms during this past solar maximum and the recent failure (1994) of the Anik satellite have emphasized the risk. The Solar‐Terrestrial predictions Workshop, held in Ottawa in 1992, brought forecasters, customers and the physics community together in a common forum to present and discuss recent advancements. The proceedings of these meetings [ Solar‐Terrestrial Predictions ‐ IV , 1993[ provide a source book of effects and attempts to mitigate those effects.