Speaker
Mr
Juha-Pekka Luntama
(ESA)
Description
At the end of 2017 SSA SWE System provides pre-operationally 17 space weather services based on over 130 products generated by the expert groups in the network of the SSA SWE Expert Service Centres (ESCs). A comprehensive space weather and space environment monitoring system is required to collect the data needed for the current SSA SWE services. Current data sources include for example the ACE, DSCOVR and SOHO spacecraft in L1, GOES satellite in GEO, Proba-2 satellite in LEO and many other spaceborne and ground based measurements. The data need will grow in the future when the number and scope of the provided space weather services will increase. One of the strategic objectives of the SSA Programme is to increase the non-dependence of the SSA SWE system from non-European assets. Developing a space based measurement system targeting especially the needs of operational space weather services is one key tasks that the Programme has undertaken in order to reach this objective. This presentation will cover the outline of the planned SSA SWE space based measurement systems, key observation requirements and some prospects of the SSA Programme plans for the system implementation in 2017 – 2019 and in the coming Programme periods.
Primary author
Mr
Juha-Pekka Luntama
(ESA)
Co-authors
Dr
Alexi Glover
(ESA)
Dr
Stefan Kraft
(ESA)
