Session 3 The Importance of Ground-Based Data for Space Weather: Sensors, Products, and Data Streams.

Monday, 29 January 2024: 1:45 PM-3:00 PM
Key 11 (Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor)
Host: 21st Conference on Space Weather
Cochairs:
Jennifer Gannon, Computational Physics, Inc., Lafayette, CO and Zhonghua Xu, Virginia Tech

Although ground-based sensors provide the backbone for much of our space weather science and operations, many are facing an uncertain future. Data streams from magnetometers, imagers, interferometers, and others have been identified by the PROSWIFT Act as critical national needs. Local measurements, such as GIC data, can provide situational awareness, validation metrics, and input to models. Consistent availability of quality data requires the long-term maintenance of these sensor arrays, but the path forward to support ground-based infrastructure over time is certainly not a simple problem. This session solicits presentations that discuss (1) products, alerts, and forecasts that rely on ground-based data, (2) the current state and utility of existing ground-based sensor networks, (3) data quality and processing algorithms, and (4) potential solutions for maintaining these crucial sources of data.

Papers:
1:45 PM
3.1
Ground-Based Solar/Heliospheric Instrumentation and Space Weather
Sarah Gibson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Bisi

2:00 PM
3.2
The Advantages and Challenges of Ground-based Interferometer Arrays for Measurements of Thermospheric Winds and Temperatures
Robert B Kerr, Computational Physics, Inc, Lowell, MA; and M. A. Migliozzi, J. Riccobono, S. Kapali, J. Noto, J. R. de Souza, A. A. Pimenta, C. M. Wrasse, and R. Silva

2:15 PM
3.3
2:30 PM
3.4
SUNBURST Database of GIC and magnetometer for Power Utilities
Robert Arritt, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; and C. Perry

2:45 PM
3.5
Operations to Research: The Power Grid Comes On Line in Support of GIC Monitoring
Delores Jane Knipp, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and J. Gannon, M. Olson, B. Waghule, and C. MacCormack

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