Space Weather Model Moves Into Prime Time

Inserting Space Weather into a Virtual Space Environment

The Virtual SpacePlane (VSP) is a realistic prototype of the Manned SpacePlane (MSP) and simulates a number of the MSP missions in a realistic manner. To increase the realism of the space environment and space mission planning, we inserted a portrayal of space weather into the VSP’s virtual environment. In this paper we present background on the VSP project, space weather, and describe the requ...

Space Weather and Real-Time Monitoring

Recent advance of information and communications technology enables to collect a large amount of ground-based and space-based observation data in real-time. The real-time data realize nowcast of space weather. This paper reports a history of space weather by the International Space Environment Service (ISES) in association with the International Geophysical Year (IGY) and importance of real-tim...

Integrating Weather Exploitation into Airpower and Space Power Doctrine

The theater commander nervously pondered his options. The success of this combined operation would depend heavily upon the weather. He needed accurate predictions to execute several key parts of the operation, such as cloud cover and low-level winds for airborne operations and favorable moon, tide, and sea states for the amphibious portion. Deception played a significant part of this mission as...

Genomics moves into the clinic.

WWW-based Visualization of the Real Time Run of a Space Weather Forecasting Model

As use of earth-orbiting space technology increases, so does the need to understand and forecast the space weather. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Eulerian Parallel Polar Ionosphere Model (UAF EPPIM) is a first principles three-dimensional time-dependant simulation, applied for real-time ionospheric forecasts. Its network-based continuous run uses on-line remote inputs, including current sa...