BUSEFL: The Boston University Space Environment Forecast Laboratory
- Boston University, Center for Space Physics, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)
BUSEFL (Boston University Space Environment Forecast Laboratory) is a comprehensive, integrated project to address the issues and implications of space weather forecasting. An important goal of the BUSEFL mission is to serve as a testing ground for space weather algorithms and operational procedures. One such algorithm is the Magnetospheric Specification and Forecast Model (MSFM), which may be implemented in possible future space weather prediction centers. Boston University Student-satellite for Applications and Training (BUSAT), the satellite component of BUSEFL, will incorporate four experiments designed to measure (1) the earth{close_quote}s magnetic field, (2) distribution of energetic electrons trapped in the earth{close_quote}s radiation belts, (3) the mass and charge composition of the ion fluxes along the magnetic field lines and (4) the auroral forms at the foot of the field line in the auroral zones. Data from these experiments will be integrated into a ground system to evaluate space weather prediction codes. Data from the BUSEFL mission will be available to the scientific community and the public through media such as the World Wide Web (WWW). {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- OSTI ID:
- 451695
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9408182-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 97:005735
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 383, Issue 1; Conference: 10. Taos workshop on the earth`s trapped particle environment, Taos, NM (United States), 14-19 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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