1. Space Weather in NextGen: An Update April 27, 2010 Cecilia Miner NOAA/NWS/Aviation Services Branch April 27, 2010 Cecilia Miner NOAA/NWS/Aviation Services Branch

2. 2 Overview NextGen Background The Current State Requirements Development Space Weather Requirements Demo…the Possibilities NextGen Background The Current State Requirements Development Space Weather Requirements Demo…the Possibilities

3. 3 NextGen Background

4. 4 Next-Generation Air Traffic Control System (NextGen) is a Congressionally mandated initiative to modernize the U.S. Air Transportation System in order to: Increase capacity and reliability Improve safety and security Minimize the environmental impact of aviation Next-Generation Air Traffic Control System (NextGen) is a Congressionally mandated initiative to modernize the U.S. Air Transportation System in order to: Increase capacity and reliability Improve safety and security Minimize the environmental impact of aviation

5. 5 Current State—FAA

6. 6 Current State—NOAA Response Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts; Airport Weather Warnings (WFO) Forecasts and weather support by region for aircraft after departure and prior to landing (CWSU) Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts, Airport Weather Warnings (WFO) Global/National guidance for turbulence, icing, cloud ceiling, visibility, thunderstorms, wind, volcanic ash, space weather (AWC/AAWU/HNL/ SWPC )

7. 7 Current State—SWPC Response

8. 8 NextGen Now and Future Today NextGen (new requirements) Not integrated into aviation decision support systems (DSS) Inconsistent/conflicting on a national scale Low temporal resolution (for aviation decision making purposes) Disseminated in minutes Updated by schedule Fixed product formats (graphic or text) Totally integrated into DSS Nationally consistent High temporal resolution Disseminated in seconds Updated by events Flexible formats

9. 9 Functional Requirements Process JPDO chartered a multi- agency team: DOT, DOC, DoD, NASA, Industry Functional requirements state “what” needs to be done. Examples: The NextGen shall forecast space conditions (e.g., solar flares, coronal mass ejections) The NextGen shall forecast geomagnetic storm activity out through 48 hours JPDO chartered a multi- agency team: DOT, DOC, DoD, NASA, Industry Functional requirements state “what” needs to be done. Examples: The NextGen shall forecast space conditions (e.g., solar flares, coronal mass ejections) The NextGen shall forecast geomagnetic storm activity out through 48 hours

10. 10 Performance Requirements Process Multi-agency team formed by FAA with focus on users Preliminary ideas used for FAA investment decisions Much progress made since then, but performance require- ments development continues Multi-agency team formed by FAA with focus on users Preliminary ideas used for FAA investment decisions Much progress made since then, but performance require- ments development continues Portfolio

11. 11 NextGen Requirements—SWPC Response* * Viereck, Murtagh, Kunches, March 2010

12. 12 NextGen Requirements—SWPC Response Determine time of onset of solar radiation (flare) activity Achievable now through far-term Based on currently available solar x-ray observations; measurements will continue on GOES (NOAA) Determine location of geomagnetic storm activity 80% probability now through mid-term; achievable by end-state Current specifications based on ground-based magnetometers (USGS); higher spatial resolution (more stations) may be required Determine time of onset of solar radiation (flare) activity Achievable now through far-term Based on currently available solar x-ray observations; measurements will continue on GOES (NOAA) Determine location of geomagnetic storm activity 80% probability now through mid-term; achievable by end-state Current specifications based on ground-based magnetometers (USGS); higher spatial resolution (more stations) may be required

13. 13 NextGen Requirements—SWPC Response

14. 14 NextGen Requirements—SWPC Response Forecast intensity of solar radiation (flares) 12, 24, and 36 hours in advance 50% or less probability of achieving through far-term Current forecasts provide probabilities of having flares of various magnitudes. Accurate prediction of the magnitude of tomorrow’s flares is not yet achievable. Current research (NOAA, NASA, NSF, DoD) Forecast intensity of solar radiation (flares) 12, 24, and 36 hours in advance 50% or less probability of achieving through far-term Current forecasts provide probabilities of having flares of various magnitudes. Accurate prediction of the magnitude of tomorrow’s flares is not yet achievable. Current research (NOAA, NASA, NSF, DoD)

15. 15 Getting there…demos http://weather.aero/nnew/phase2b/

16. 16 Getting there…demos http://weather.aero/nnew/phase2b/

17. 17 Getting there…demos http://weather.aero/nnew/phase2b/

18. 18 Getting there…demos http://weather.aero/nnew/phase2b/

19. 19 Getting there…demos http://weather.aero/nnew/phase2b/ Could show one or more data sources here

20. 20 Getting There…Demos Icing Demo Application Layers Data Cube Registries Data Sources https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/NNEWD http://weather.aero/nnew/phase2/

21. 21 Getting There…Demos Icing Demo Application Layers Data Cube Registries Data Sources https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/NNEWD http://weather.aero/nnew/phase2/

22. 22 Questions?