MOSWOC Space Weather Services for Aviation

The UK Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC) has provided a 24/7 operational service since 2014. To help build resilience to space weather in the UK, MOSWOC produces space weather information for government and responder communities, critical national infrastructure providers (including the aviation sector), and the public. MOSWOC also forms part of the PECASUS consortium, one of the 4 ICAO designated space weather centres providing space weather advisories for aviation since 2019.

This presentation will reflect upon MOSWOC’s experience of forecasting space weather for the aviation industry. This will include our experiences during these first years of the ICAO service, as well as presenting the broader aviation engagement activities being undertaken by MOSWOC both within the UK and internationally. This includes workshops and exercises with end users which allow us to gain insight into how space weather forecasts can aid their operational decision making, and identify where space weather forecasts including the ICAO advisories can evolve to meet their requirements. Finally with an eye to the future, we will describe new capability development being delivered through the UK’s SWIMMR programme, which will lead to enhanced and more robust services.