1. Empirical Modeling and Knowledge TransferUniversity of Colorado—LASP The Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling Empirical Model Chain The Center for Integrated Space Weather Modeling empirical model chain consists of models drawn from a wide variety of sources with the goal of providing sun-to-Earth predictions for space weather research and applications. The major goal of this chain is to provide a common framework for empirical models. In this way additional models can be easily integrated, compared, and validated by members of industry, government, and the broader research community. The chain currently consists of the WSA solar-wind propagation model that uses solar magnetogram measurements to specify the solar-wind velocity and other quantities near Earth. Using the velocity as an input driver are two energetic electron models, an Ap index model, and a dB/dt model.

2. Empirical Modeling and Knowledge TransferUniversity of Colorado—LASP Knowledge Transfer and Empirical Modeling Team D. Baker(CU/LASP) R. Weigel(CU/LASP) D. Vassiliadis(NASA/GSFC) A. Klimas(NASA/GSFC) R. McPherron(UCLA) G. Siscoe(BU) N. Crooker(BU) H. Spence(BU) H. Singer(SEC/NOAA) T. Onsager(SEC/NOAA) N. Arge(SEC/NOAA)

3. Empirical Modeling and Knowledge TransferUniversity of Colorado—LASP Outline of Chain L 1 -Earth Propagation Surface dB/dt MeV Electron Flux External Field VBVB Solar Boundary Measurements ACE Measurements SW Propagation Ap

4. Empirical Modeling and Knowledge TransferUniversity of Colorado—LASP Sharing Knowledge with Space Physics Community Common framework allows for rapid addition of new models and ensemble prediction Models are presented to research community on a web site with documentation and links to other resources

5. Empirical Modeling and Knowledge TransferUniversity of Colorado—LASP Earth Leveraging Community- Developed models Weimer L1-Earth Propagation Model Tsyganenko External Field model

6. Empirical Modeling and Knowledge TransferUniversity of Colorado—LASP Sun Earth Mount Wilson Observatory Solar Magnetograms Wang-Sheely Model modified by Arge Solar Wind Velocity CISM Energetic Electron Models Sun-to-Earth Modeling and Forecasts

7. Empirical Modeling and Knowledge TransferUniversity of Colorado—LASP Sun Earth Mount Wilson Observatory Solar Magnetograms Wang-Sheely Model modified by Arge Solar Wind Velocity Sun-to-Earth Modeling and Forecasts CISM Surface dB/dt Model

8. Empirical Modeling and Knowledge TransferUniversity of Colorado—LASP