Space Weather Community Operations Workshop: Planning for the Next Decade

Authors

J. J. Fulgham
Jennifer L. Meehan, Utah State UniversityFollow
W. K. Tobiska

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Space Weather

Volume

9

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

Scenario: Japan suffers a great earthquake, a major tsunami, and a catastrophic nuclear meltdown. Telecommunications landlines and cell phone towers are inoperable in northern prefectures. This means that high-frequency (HF) radio becomes the primary means of communication to some affected areas. This also means that 3-hour forecasts of HF availability must be provided by space weather service organizations not affected by the disaster (Figure 1). Questions: How accurate are the HF predictions? How reliable is the service? How available is the information?

Recommended Citation

Fulgham, J.J. Meehan, W.K. Tobiska, 2011: " Space Weather Community Operations Workshop: Planning for the Next Decade, " Space Weather, 9, S08002, doi: 10.1028/2011SW000691