BackApplication: Space Weather

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Name Space Weather
Description Space weather is a discipline which aims at observing, understanding and predicting the state of the Sun, of the interplanetary and planetary environments, their disturbances, and the potential impacts of these disturbances on biological and technological systems. http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/OSY/SOG/SoG-SW.pdf
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Larisa Trichtchenko
Earth System Application Category
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Requirements defined for Space Weather  (41)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
576 Cosmic ray neutron flux Near Surface Space Weather 5 %
10 %
25 %
1000 km
2000 km
5000 km
60 sec
5 min
10 min
5 min
10 min
30 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 plasmasphere boundary, radiation and electrostatic discharge risk, communication disruption
581 foEs n/a (2D) Space Weather 0.05 MHz
0.1 MHz
0.2 MHz
100 km
200 km
500 km
5 min
15 min
60 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Radio wave transmission condition
582 foF2 n/a (2D) Space Weather 0.05 MHz
0.1 MHz
0.2 MHz
100 km
200 km
500 km
5 min
15 min
60 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 e-density profile determination
583 h'F n/a (2D) Space Weather 1 km
5 km
10 km
100 km
200 km
500 km
5 min
15 min
60 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 e-density profile determination
588 Heliospheric image Helio Space Weather 0.01 erg·(cm2 arcsec s)-1
0.01 erg·(cm2 arcsec s)-1
0.1 erg·(cm2 arcsec s)-1
1 arcsec
1 arcsec
5 arcsec
10 min
10 min
60 min
10 min
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Solar wind disturbance detection
589 hmF2 n/a (2D) Space Weather 1 km
5 km
10 km
100 km
200 km
500 km
5 min
15 min
60 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 e-density profile determination
590 Interplanetary magnetic field L1 Space Weather 0.05 nanoTesla (nT)
0.1 nanoTesla (nT)
1 nanoTesla (nT)
1 sec
10 sec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
15 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Solar wind disturbance detection
591 Ionospheric plasma velocity Ionos Space Weather 50 km·s-1
100 km·s-1
200 km·s-1
10 km
50 km
300 km
60 sec
5 min
30 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Ionospheric plasma transport and energy input
592 Ionospheric Radio Absorption Ionos Space Weather 0.1 dB
0.5 dB
1 dB
100 km
200 km
500 km
60 sec
5 min
10 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 HF Radio Availability
593 Ionospheric Scintillation Ionos Space Weather 0.1 %
1 %
10 %
50 km
100 km
200 km
60 sec
2 min
10 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 GNSS Disturbance Indicator
594 Ionospheric Total Electron Content (TEC) Ionos Space Weather 0.1 TECU
0.5 TECU
2 TECU
100 km
200 km
500 km
5 min
15 min
60 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 TEC determination
595 Proton differential directional flux Geo
Leo
Meo
Space Weather 5 %
10 %
25 %
45 degrees
90 degrees
180 degrees
60 sec
5 min
10 min
60 sec
10 min
100 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Satellite radiation and electrostatic discharge risk, human radiation risk
598 Proton differential directional flux L1 Space Weather 5 %
10 %
25 %
360 degrees
360 degrees
360 degrees
60 sec
5 min
10 min
60 sec
10 min
100 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Interplanetary radiation and their level trough magnetospheric transport
599 Solar Ca II-K image Sun Space Weather 1 %
1 %
10 %
1 arcsec
1 arcsec
5 arcsec
60 sec
60 sec
10 min
60 sec
5 min
15 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Proxy for EUV irradiance
600 Solar EUV flux Geo Space Weather 5 %
5 %
20 %

3 sec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Atmospheric energy input
601 Solar EUV image Sun Space Weather 1 %
1 %
10 %
1 arcsec
1 arcsec
5 arcsec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
60 sec
5 min
15 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Flare and active region localization; EUV flux localization
602 Solar H-alpha image Sun Space Weather 1 %
1 %
10 %
1 arcsec
1 arcsec
5 arcsec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Solar flares, filaments, prominences, and active region structure
603 Solar magnetic field Sun Space Weather 1 Gauss
1 Gauss
5 Gauss
1 arcsec
1 arcsec
5 arcsec
60 sec
10 min
60 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Solar wind model boundary condition
604 Solar radio flux n/a Space Weather 5 %
5 %
20 %
1 sec
60 sec
60 sec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Activity monitoring; CME characterisation; flux proxies
605 Solar white light image Sun Space Weather 1 %
1 %
10 %
1 arcsec
1 arcsec
5 arcsec
60 sec
60 sec
10 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Identify sunspot groups
606 Solar wind density L1 Space Weather 5 %
10 %
20 %
10 sec
20 sec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
15 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Solar wind disturbance detection
607 Solar wind temperature L1 Space Weather 5 %
5 %
20 %
10 sec
20 sec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
15 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Solar wind disturbance detection
608 Solar wind velocity L1 Space Weather 5 %
5 %
20 %
10 sec
20 sec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
15 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Solar wind disturbance detection
609 Solar X-ray flux n/a Space Weather 0.05 watt·m-2
0.05 watt·m-2
0.2 watt·m-2
N/A
N/A
3 sec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Ionospheric energy input
610 Solar X-ray image Sun Space Weather 1 %
1 %
10 %
1 arcsec
1 arcsec
5 arcsec
60 sec
60 sec
5 min
60 sec
5 min
15 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Flare and active region localization
611 Spread F Ionos Space Weather 1 km
5 km
50 km
10 km
200 km
500 km
5 min
15 min
60 min
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Vertical extent of disturbed F-region
612 Geomagnetic field Land surface Space Weather 0.1 nanoTesla (nT)
0.3 nanoTesla (nT)
1 nanoTesla (nT)
100 km
200 km
500 km
1 sec
10 sec
10 sec
60 sec
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Indicator of geomagnetic activity and ionospheric currents
613 Geomagnetic field Geo Space Weather 0.1 nanoTesla (nT)
0.3 nanoTesla (nT)
1 nanoTesla (nT)
26420 km
66000 km
264200 km
1 sec
10 sec
10 sec
60 sec
5 min
10 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Magnetopause crossing and sudden impulse detection
614 Geomagnetic field Leo Space Weather 0.1 nanoTesla (nT)
0.3 nanoTesla (nT)
1 nanoTesla (nT)
1 km
10 km
100 km
1 sec
5 sec
10 sec
60 sec
60 sec
10 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Geomagnetic activity indicator
615 Solar coronagraphic image Helio Space Weather 1 %
1 %
10 %
1 arcsec
1 arcsec
5 arcsec
5 min
5 min
15 min
5 min
10 min
60 min
Global tentative 2011-05-01 ICTSW-1 Solar eruption velocity
709 Radiation Dose Rate UTLS Space Weather 5 %
10 %
20 %
100 km
200 km
500 km
0.1 km
1 km
2 km
60 sec
5 min
10 min
5 min
15 min
20 min
Global tentative 2013-10-01 ICTSW (T. Onsager) To obtain radiation dose estimates at airline cruising altitude
710 Atmospheric density LoThermo Space Weather 5 %
7 %
10 %
100 km
200 km
500 km
5 km
10 km
25 km
5 sec
60 sec
5 min
5 min
20 min
60 min
Global tentative 2013-10-01 ICTSW (T. Onsager) For satellite services and atmosphere-ionosphere coupled models
711 Atmospheric density HiThermo Space Weather 10 %
15 %
20 %
100 km
200 km
500 km
20 km
50 km
100 km
5 sec
5 min
30 min
30 min
45 min
60 min
Global tentative 2013-10-01 ICTSW (T. Onsager) Used for satellite services and atmosphere-ionosphere coupled models
712 Wind (horizontal) LoThermo Space Weather 5 m.s-1
7 m.s-1
10 m.s-1
100 km
200 km
500 km
5 km
10 km
25 km
5 sec
60 sec
5 min
5 min
20 min
60 min
Global tentative 2013-10-01 ICTSW (T. Onsager) Used for satellite services and atmosphere-ionosphere coupled models
713 Wind (horizontal) HiThermo Space Weather 10 m.s-1
20 m.s-1
30 m.s-1
100 km
200 km
500 km
20 km
30 km
50 km
5 sec
5 min
30 min
30 min
45 min
60 min
Global tentative 2013-10-01 ICTSW (T. Onsager) Used for satellite services and atmosphere-ionosphere coupled models
714 Atmospheric temperature LoThermo Space Weather 10 K
14 K
20 K
100 km
200 km
500 km
5 km
10 km
25 km
5 sec
60 sec
5 min
5 min
20 min
60 min
Global tentative 2013-10-01 ICTSW (T. Onsager) For atmosphere-ionosphere coupled models
715 Atmospheric temperature HiThermo Space Weather 35 K
75 K
140 K
100 km
200 km
500 km
20 km
30 km
50 km
5 sec
5 min
30 min
30 min
45 min
60 min
Global tentative 2013-10-01 ICTSW (T. Onsager) Note: the requirement on uncertainty varies considerably with phase of the solar cycle as the atmospheric temperature in the high thermosphere varies. The threshold value of uncertainty is approximately 140 K during solar maximum and 70 K during solar minimum.
739 Electron differential directional flux Geo
Leo
Meo
Space Weather 5 %
10 %
25 %
45 degrees
90 degrees
180 degrees
60 sec
5 min
10 min
60 sec
10 min
100 min
Global tentative 2014-01-31 ICTSW (T. Onsager) Derived from the requirement for (non-directional) electron flux density energy spectrum
740 Electron differential directional flux L1 Space Weather 5 %
10 %
25 %
360 degrees
360 degrees
360 degrees
60 sec
5 min
10 min
60 sec
10 min
100 min
Global tentative 2014-01-31 ICTSW (T. Onsager) Derived from the initial requirement for the (non-directional) flux energy spectrum
741 Heavy ion angular flux energy and mass spectrum Geo
Leo
Meo
Space Weather 5 %
10 %
25 %
45 degrees
90 degrees
180 degrees
60 sec
5 min
10 min
60 sec
10 min
100 min
Global tentative 2014-01-31 ICTSW (T. Onsager) Derived from an initial requirement for (non-directional) flux density energy and mass spectrum
742 Heavy ion angular flux energy and mass spectrum L1 Space Weather 5 %
10 %
25 %
360 degrees
360 degrees
360 degrees
60 sec
5 min
10 min
60 sec
10 min
100 min
Global tentative 2014-01-31 ICTSW (T. Onsager) Requirement derived from an initial requirement for (non-directional) flux density energy and mass spectrum