Toshiyuki Kurino, WMO Space Programme WMO OSCAR/Space & OSCAR/Surface Database and WMO Portal for Space Weather Toshiyuki Kurino, WMO Space Programme IPT-SWeISS-2, Tokyo, Japan, 21-23 May 2018
WMO Observing System Capability Analysis and Review tool (OSCAR) WMO-maintained online resource with 3 components: OSCAR/Space: satellite programmes, instruments, and the variables they can observe OSCAR/Surface: surface-based stations/platforms under WIGOS OSCAR/Requirements: observation requirements for 14 “application areas” and for all relevant variables OSCAR/ Space OSCAR/ Requirements OSCAR/ Surface Variables WIGOS Information Resource Basis for WMO Rolling Review of Requirements
Maintenance and Support Scheme for OSCAR/Space ET-SAT Expert Team on Satellite Systems IPET-SUP Inter-Programme Expert Team on Satellite Utilization and Products IPT-SWeISS Inter-Programme Team on Space Weather Information, Systems and Services OSCAR Project Board WMO CBS/CAeM Expert Teams WMO Space Programme Office OSCAR/Space Support Team (O/SST) for maintenance - CGMS Members, Observers - Other partners Science and Technical Advisory Team (O/SSAT) - CGMS International Science Working Groups: ITWG –Sounding IWWG – Winds IPWG – Precipitation IROWG – Radio Occultation (Harald Anlauf, DWD) ICWG – Clouds - WMO GSICS, SCOPE-CM, SCOPE-NC
WMO OSCAR/Space Database for Space Weather
https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/spacecapabilities
OSCAR/Space as a tool for Gap Analysis Structure of the OSCAR/Space Gap analysis The Gap analysIs is split according to two options: - by Variable - by Mission.
Domain: 09 – Ionospheric disturbances Variables 09.01 Aurora 09.05 Ionospheric plasma velocity 09.02 Electric field 09.06 Ionospheric radio absorption 09.03 Electron density 09.07 Ionospheric scintillation 09.04 Ionospheric plasma density Ionospheric Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC)
Domain: 10 – Energetic particles and solar wind Variables 10.01 Electron integral directional flux 10.09 Cosmic ray neutron flux spectrum 10.02 Electron differential directional flux 10.10 Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) 10.03 Proton integral directional flux 10.11 Solar wind density 10.04 Proton differential directional flux 10.12 Solar wind temperature 10.05 Alpha particles integral directional flux 10.13 Solar wind velocity 10.06 Alpha particles differential directional flux 10.14 Interplanetary magnetic field 10.07 Heavy ion flux energy and mass spectrum 10.15 Electrostatic charge 10.08 Heavy ion angular flux energy and mass spectrum 10.16 Radiation Dose Rate
Domain: 11 – Solar monitoring Variables 11.01 Solar gamma-ray flux spectrum 11.20 Solar coronagraphic image 11.02 Solar X-ray flux 11.21 Solar electric field 11.03 Solar X-ray flux spectrum 11.22 Solar magnetic field 11.04 Solar X-ray image 11.23 Solar velocity fields 11.05 Solar EUV flux 11.24 Gamma-ray flux 11.06 Solar EUV flux spectrum 11.25 Gamma-ray flux spectrum 11.07 Solar EUV image 11.26 X-ray flux 11.08 Solar Lyman-alpha flux 11.27 X-ray flux spectrum 11.09 Solar Lyman-alpha image 11.28 X-ray sky image 11.10 Solar UV flux 11.29 EUV flux 11.11 Solar UV flux spectrum 11.30 EUV flux spectrum 11.12 Solar UV image 11.31 EUV sky image 11.13 Solar Ca II-K image 11.32 UV flux 11.14 Solar VIS flux 11.33 UV flux spectrum 11.15 Solar VIS flux spectrum 11.34 UV sky image 11.16 Solar VIS image 11.35 VIS flux 11.17 Solar white light image 11.36 VIS sky image 11.18 Solar H-alpha image 11.37 Radio-waves 11.19 Solar radio flux spectrum 11.38 Heliospheric image
WMO Portal for Space Weather
https://www.wmo-sat.info/product-access-guide/theme/space-weather
Action proposed: IPT-SWeISS Members to review the OSCAR/Space Database and WMO Portal for Space Weather
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