Space Weather Data Drop
Abstract
Space weather data collected via instruments on GPS satellites has been made available to researchers for the first time. The instruments were developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory and ride aboard 23 of the nation’s more than 30 on-orbit GPS satellites. When you multiply the number of satellites collecting data with the number of years they’ve been doing it, it totals more than 167 years. This data gives researchers a treasure trove of measurements that they can use to better understand how space weather works and how best to protect critical infrastructure, such as the nation’s satellites, aircraft, communications networks, navigation systems, and the electric power grid.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1341794
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; 58 GEOSCIENCES; LANL; SPACE WEATHER DATA; GPS SATELLITES; EXTREME SPACE WEATHER EVENTS; CHARGED PARTICLE BURSTS
Citation Formats
. Space Weather Data Drop. United States: N. p., 2017.
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"Space Weather Data Drop". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1341794.
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