Session: Major Scientific Challenges in Space Weather—Part II (98th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, 10 January 2018: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Salon J (Hilton) (Austin, Texas)

Host: 15th Conference on Space Weather

Chair:

Michael Wiltberger, NCAR, HAO, Boulder, CO

We solicit papers on key science challenges, including prediction of solar flares, determining the geoeffectiveness of space weather storms, and understanding and predicting ionospheric variability.

Papers:

8:30 AM

6.1

Geoelectric Field Maps: Progress on NOAA's Operational Near-Real-Time Geoelectric Field Estimation Capability

Christopher C. Balch, NOAA/NWS/Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO; and A. Kelbert, E. J. Rigler, and A. Pulkkinen

Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM

6.2

Solar Atmosphere to Earth's Surface: Long Lead Time dB/dt Predictions with the Space Weather Modeling Framework

Daniel T. Welling, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and W. Manchester, N. P. Savani, M. Jin, I. Sokolov, B. Van der Holst, G. Toth, M. Liemohn, and T. Gombosi

Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM

6.3

Calculating Realistic Voltages across the U.S. Power Grid Utilizing Measured Impedances and Magnetic Fields

Greg Lucas, USGS, Denver, CO; and J. J. Love, A. Kelbert, P. A. Bedrosian, and E. J. Rigler

9:15 AM

6.4

Mitigating Impacts of Space Weather: Advances in Real-Time Prediction of Reactive Power Loss on Power Transformers due to Geomagnetic Disturbances

Adam Schultz, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; and L. R. Bonner IV

Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

6.5