Delivered-To: igsmail@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:08:00 -0600 From: Joe Kunches Subject: [IGSMAIL-5334]: Future of Real Time Solar Wind Data To: igsmail@igscb.jpl.nasa.gov Message-id: <44352ED0.6090009@noaa.gov> Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) Sender: owner-igsmail Precedence: bulk ****************************************************************************** IGS Electronic Mail 06 Apr 08:08:00 PDT 2006 Message Number 5334 ****************************************************************************** Author: Joseph Kunches LOSS OF IMPORTANT SEC SERVICE On April 3, 2006, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)issued a press release announcing a call for public comment on the value of continuing real-time solar wind data, and products derived from such data, provided by the Space Environment Center. This is your opportunity to comment on the value of this service. The comment period starts on April 3 and continues for 45 days through May 18. Public comments will be incorporated into future plans to best meet the needs of the users. If you wish more background information, go to the special National Weather Service (NWS) web site http://www.weather.gov/os/space/ If you wish to express your opinion on this directly, send an email to solar.wind.comments@noaa.gov Please redistribute this notice to other customers you may know who are also potentially affected. This is a one-time opportunity to provide your input on this matter. Brief Background: Currently there is no plan to replace NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) satellite when it or the monitoring instruments ultimately fail. ACE is now the only source of real-time solar wind data. During the next 6 weeks, you can let the NWS know of the importance of solar wind data and products. You may wish to comment on: -- The value of real-time solar wind data and the products that use it (alerts, warnings, forecasts, models) -- The economic consequences to your business, or negative impact on your activities, if real-time solar wind data are unavailable -- The need for follow-on solar wind monitoring once ACE fails -- The value of solar wind data to researchers, model developers, and model validators, for the development of knowledge and products to support current and future space weather activities Please send an email to solar.wind.comments@noaa.gov or contact: NWS Contacts: Beth McNulty or Dorothy Haldeman Mail: National Weather Service Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services Aviation Services Branch 1325 East-West Highway, SSMC2 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: 301-713-1726 x116 or 301-713-1726 x130 -- Joseph M. Kunches Secretary for Space Weather, International Space Environment Service (ISES) Chief, Forecast and Analysis Branch NOAA Space Environment Center 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305-3337 USA 303.497.5275 303.497.7392 fax