Session 7 How space weather changed the world – almost

Wednesday, 25 January 2017: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
4C-2 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 14th Conference on Space Weather
Chair:
Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, HAO, Boulder, CO

This session will include some history of early space weather – both its beginnings and some of the early, interest provoking, anomalies.

Papers:
10:30 AM
7.1
The Great Space Weather Storm of May 1967: How It Nearly Changed Everything
Delores J. Knipp, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, MD
Recorded Presentation

Handout (10.2 kB)

10:45 AM
7.2
A Brief History of U.S. Federal Involvement in Space Weather
Seth Jonas, Institute for Defense Analyses/Science and Technology Policy Institute, Washington, DC; and E. D. McCarron
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
7.3
Recording the History of Space Weather: How We are Learning to Live with a Star
Gregory Good, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
7.4
Edmund Halley and the Aurora
William B. Cade III, Baylor Univ., Waco, TX
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
7.5
Early Studies of Deep-Dielectric Charging at Geostationary Orbit
Daniel Baker, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
7.6
A Look at the Advancements Made Through Research, Education, Outreach and Social Media in the Space Weather Community
Michael Cook, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and E. McDonald, B. Kosar, M. Heavner, K. Patel, and N. Case
Recorded Presentation

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