Leveraging Ground-Based Data for Advancing Heliophysics Research and Space Weather Operations: Optimizing Sampling Rate, Spatial Coverage, and Interdisciplinary Synergy

Ground-based measurements play a pivotal role in advancing Heliophysics research and facilitating accurate space weather monitoring. Ground magnetometers, in particular, have established themselves as invaluable tools, contributing extensively to both the realm of Heliophysics research and space weather operations. Their applications span from remotely probing the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere to providing real-time assessments of space weather impacts on vital power grids. This presentation provides a succinct summary of prior work and current ground-based data utilization in space weather science, operations, and prediction. It highlights the important role of optimized sampling rate and spatial coverage, spacecraft-ground conjunction, as well as interdisciplinary and international collaborations. Emphasizing two critical instruments—ground-based magnetometers and high frequency coherent scatter radars—the presentation describes their privotal roles in advancing space weather science and operations.