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Welcome

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The Unified National Space Weather Portal provides a gateway to access federally funded space weather information, services, and activities. It connects to a system of existing portals and websites, providing national information to enhance understanding.

This portal was developed through the National Space Weather Program (NSWP) as part of the Unified National Space Weather Capability. The NSWP is an interagency initiative to speed improvement in space weather services and prepare the country to deal with technological vulnerabilities associated with the space environment.

Products and Services

There are several organizations providing space weather products and services. Authoritative Space Weather Operational Prediction Centers have the mission to be the official source for space weather predictions for the Nation: NOAA is the civilian source and Air Force is the military source. Specialized Space Weather Service Providers offer a variety of products for specific audiences.

Authoritative Space Weather Operational Prediction Centers

NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
DoD - Air Force Weather Agency

Specialized Space Weather Service Providers

NASA Space Weather Laboratory
USGS geomagnetism real time data

International

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) product portal

Research Programs

The U.S. government, through NSF and NASA, sponsors several research programs to further understanding of heliophysics and space weather.

NSF

Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of the Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR)
Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)
Solar Heliophysics & Interplanetary Environment (SHINE)

NASA

Space Physics Data Facility
NASA Community Coordinated Modeling Center
NASA Living with a Star (LWS) Targeted Research and Technology

DOD

Air Force Office of Sponsored Research (AFOSR)
Air Force Research Laboratory
Naval Research Laboratory
Office of Naval Research, Multidisciplinary University Initiative (MURI)

DOI

USGS Research

FAA

Center of Excellence (COE)

Satellite and Ground Based Infrastructure

The U.S. government supports satellite and ground based infrastructure to aid in space weather research and operations.

Satellite

ACE: Advanced Composition Explorer
AMPERE: Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment
COSMIC: Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
DMSP: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
GOES: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites
POES: Polar Operational Environmental Satellite
RBSP: Radiation Belt Storm Probes
SDO: Solar Dynamics Observatory
SOHO: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
LASCO: SOHO Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment
STEREO: Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory
SECCHI: STEREO Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation
WIND

Ground Based

AMISR: Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar
Arecibo Observatory
GONG: Global Oscilliation Network Group
Millstone Hill Observatory
Jicamarca Radio Observatory
SEON: Solar Electro-Optical Network
SuperDARN: Super Dual Auroral Radar Network
USGS Magnetometer Network

Data Discovery and Tools

The U.S. government supports a number of databases and virtual observatories to aid in space weather research.

NASA/Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF)
Coordinated Data Analysis Web (CDAWeb)
Space Physics Archive Search and Extract (SPASE)
NOAA/Space Physics Interactive Data Resource (SPIDR)
Auroral Resources Toolkit (ART)
Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Portal
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
Satellite Archive Browse & Retrieval (SABR)
NRL STEREO Space Weather Group
USGS magnetometer data

Virtual Observatories

NASA Virtual Observatories
Virtual Energetic Particle Observatory (VEPO)
Virtual Heliospheric Observatory (VHO)
Virtual Ionosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere Observatory (ViTMO)
Virtual Magnetospheric Observatory - GSFC (VMO)
Virtual Magnetospheric Observatory - UCLA (VMO/U)
Virtual Model Repository (VMR)
Virtual Radiation Belt Observatory (ViRBO)
Virtual Solar Observatory (VSO)
Virtual Solar Observatory (NSO)
Virtual Solar Observatory (Stanford)
Virtual Space Physics Observatory (VSPO)
Virtual Wave Observatory (VWO)
The CEDAR data archive

Space Weather Education, Training, and Public Outreach

Several agencies offer scholarship and fellowships for students pursuing education in space weather related disciplines. These agencies also provide education and outreach to general audiences.

Formal Education & Training

University Programs
CISM Summer School
COMET distance learning
NASA Jack Eddy Postdoc Fellowship
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program
NASA Heliophysics Summer School
NASA Heliophysics Textbook
NASA Postdoctoral Program
NOAA Student Scholarship Programs
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
NSF Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
USGS Careers and Student Opportunities
USGS Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program

Public Outreach & K-12

NASA
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Education Page
USGS
Glossary

Federal Space Weather Programs

There are a number of federal agencies that support the National Space Weather Program.

National Space Weather Program (NSWP)

NSWP Homepage
NSWP Strategic Plan

Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA)

AFWA Space Weather Page

NASA Heliophysics

NASA Heliophysics Homepage
Living with a Star Homepage

NOAA

Space Weather Prediction Center Hompage
NOAA Strategic Plan
NWS Strategic Plan
NESDIS STAR Planning Matrix

NSF

NSF Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Homepage

USGS

USGS Strategic Plan

International Organizations

The U.S. government collaborates with other Nations to further space weather research and forecasting.

European space weather portal
ICAO Space Weather/ International Airways Volcano Watch Operations Group link (IAVWOPSG)
INTERMAGNET
International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA)
International Living with a Star (ILWS)
International Space Environment Service (ISES)
International Space Weather Initiative (ISWI)
ICSU World Data System
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Space Programme
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA)

Commercial

The NSWP agencies collaborate with the commercial space weather provider industry to further the space weather enterprise. The American Commercial Space Weather Association (ACSWA) represents the commercial space weather groups and fosters collaboration and communications between various organizations.

American Commercial Space Weather Association (ACSWA)