Session 11 Empowering Users: Insights and Support in Navigating Advancements and Gaps in Aviation Space Weather

Wednesday, 15 January 2025: 1:45 PM-3:00 PM
242 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 22nd Conference on Space Weather
Submitters:
CoChair:
Samantha Jeanne Watson, FAA, Arlington, VA

In order to ensure the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System, it is essential to understand space weather phenomena and their effects on air traffic. Radiation, navigation, and communication constitute critical factors affecting aviation operations. This session aims to examine the views of end users, in particular operators and stakeholders, on space weather research, capabilities, and needs, while also facilitating the support of additional resources from the research and development community.

Papers:
1:45 PM
11.1
Insights in Aviation Radiation Weather Monitoring with ARMAS
W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies, Pacific Palisades, CA

2:00 PM
11.2
REACH Data Used as a Tool for Determining Impacts at Aviation Altitudes
Kerry Lee, The Aerospace Corporation, Houston, TX; and T. P. O'Brien III, T. B. Guild, A. J. Boyd, H. M. Bain, and S. J. Watson

2:30 PM
11.4
Space Weather Advisories and Their Impacts on Airline Operations.
Warren Warren Weston, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, GA; and J. Carroll

2:45 PM
11.5
Space Weather Vulnerabilities in a Modern National Airspace System
David Strand, MITRE, McLean, VA; and W. Bauman III, M. cook, M. Fronzak, M. Robinson, and S. J. Watson

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