Space Weather Operations In China

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherSpace Weather Operationsin ChinaXiaoXin ZhangNational Center for Space WeatherChina Meteorological Administration

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherOutline1. New Space weather center in CMA2. Space Weather Activities in CMA3. Related Activities in WMO4. Future Projects2

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather1. Introduction to National Center for Space WeatherChina Meteorological AdministrationCMANCSWNational Center for Space WeatherNSMCNational Satellite Meteorological CenterOne institute,two names3

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherNSMC NSMC was founded in 1971 NSMC is a scientific research and operational facilityunder CMANCSW NCSW was founded in 2002 NCSW acts as the national level center authorized bythe National Council, to carry out the space weatheroperation and provide space weather services.4

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherOn July 1, 2004CMA declared that NCSW began toprovide space weather operational service

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherMissions of NCSWI.To study and draft strategy and developmentprograms for China’s Space weather operations.II. To build up space-based and ground-basedmonitoring systems for China’s space weatheroperations.III. To be responsible for receiving, processing,distributing and studying space weather data.IV. To provide space weather monitoring andwarning operations and services6

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherDaily Operation of NCSWA. Data acquisition and collectionB. Space weather analysis and forecastC. Space weather events evaluationD. Providing products and services

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherOutlook of National Center for Space WeatherWelcome to visit our Centerwhen you go to Beijing !

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherOutline1. New Space weather center in CMA2. Space Weather Activities in CMA3. Related Activities in WMO4. Future Projects9

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherMeteorological satellites & Space Weather The space environment data from Meteorological satellitesare critical for developing, driving, and validating spaceweather models. The space environment measurements from Meteorologicalsatellites are a critical component of Space WeatherOperations and Services. Meteorological satellites would advance our understandingof the space environment.10

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather2.1 Observations & Operations FENGYUN (FY) Meteorological satellites:I.FY Polar Satellites II.FY-1（D）FY-3（A)FY-3 （B)FY-3 02 seriesFY geostationary Satellites FY-2（C、D、E）Coming soon:FY-2 （F、G、H）FY-4 (A) Status of FY11

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherCurrent SWx Sensors : FY-1/FY-3 FY-1（D） Sun-synchronous orbit 870km energetic particle detectors FY-3（A/B/C/D/E/F）(A/B launched) Sun-synchronous 830km Space Environment Monitor Unit– high energy particle detector– single-events-upsets monitor– satellite surface charging potential detector– space radiation environment monitor12

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherCurrent SWx Sensors : FY-2 D/E FY-2（D/E, C still there,FY-2DFY-2EF/G/H 2011 2016） Space Environment Monitors electrons protonsFY-2 Dual GEOSat Operations Heavy particles X-ray flux Monitor13

国家空间天气监测预警中心Spwx monitorandanalyticsystemNational Center for Space WeatherFY-1D High energy ParticleMonitoringFY-2 High energy ParticleMonitoring

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherFY-3A/B Satellites: Operation and ducts15

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather ––– ––––––Ground-based SensorsSolar activitiesSolar optical telescope (2010)Solar radio telescope (2011)Solar magnetic field telescope (2012)Upper atmospheric and Ionospheric phenomena5 Ionosonde stations (2010)4 Scintillation stations (2010)4 Riometer stations (2010)1 MF Radar (2011)1 Optical FPI (2011)1 Mobile Ionosonder (2011))Metereorological Monitoring anddisaster Forecasting Project16

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather Meridian Project (Meridian Circle Program)– A Chinese multi-station chain of 8 different types ofinstruments (95 stations) along 120ºE.– A chain of stations is also being constructed roughlyfollowing 30 N, spanning from Lhasa to Shanghai. magnetometers, traditional and digital ionosondes, incoherent scatter radars, high-frequency here radars,meteor radars, lidar (light detection and ranging), Fabry-Perot interferometers (FPI) aurora spectrographs.60 W120 E17

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherGround-based Sensors (cont.) GPS/MET network – TEC data (maps) over China from more than 400 GPS/MET stationsare available now for routine operation in CMA. In near future (by 2015),the number of GPS stations will increase to about 2500 gitude12013014018

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather19

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather2.2 Operational ProductsForecast typeForecast timeOperation productsLong termA yearSolar activity indexMid-termA monthSolar activity indexSolar activity indicesShort term1-3 daysGeomagneticactivitiesIonospheric weatherSolar activitiesWarningSeveralminutes to 3daysEventsSolar F10.7cm fluxMonthly Solar Spot NumberSolar F10.7cm fluxSSN、F10.7cm flux、flares、SPE、CMEStorm、Ap index、Dst indexIonospheric background, disturbances, storms、scintillations etc.Solar flares、SPE、CMEGeomagnetic activityGeomagnetic stormsIonospheric weatherIonospheric storm、disturbances、ScintillationsSolar activitiesNowcastYearly Solar Spot NumberGeomagnetic activityIonospheric weatherSolar flares、SPE、CMEGeomagnetic stormsIonospheric storm、disturbances、20

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherPrediction for Solar Cycle 24 We predict that the peak of solar activities will occurbetween 2013 and 2015, and the maximum ofsmoothed monthly mean sunspot number is expectedto be 64 5.Figure 1 the prediction of sunspot number for solar cycle 2421

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather2.3 Research and modeling (a)A new 3-D asymmetric magnetopuase model22

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather2.3 Research and modeling (b)Moon-based plasmasphere image simulation23

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather2.4 Education and Outreach ProgramNews & Media24

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weatherwww.spaceweather.gov.cn25

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherSpace Weather forecast Symbols & Classfication（V1.0）Solar activity indicatorGeomagnetic activity IndicatorGEO Orbit radiation LevelIonospheric communication Level

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherSpace Weather BulletinsIssue to public daily, weekly, and monthly.27

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather Cooperation and Supports in �大学南昌大学中南民族大学 �学南京信息工程大学

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherOutline1. New Space weather center in CMA2. Space Weather Activities in China3. Related Activities in WMO4. Future Projects29

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather3.1 Space Weather activities in WMO Executive Council endorsed principle of WMO activities insupport of Space weather In May 2010, the Inter-programme Coordination team onSpace Weather (ICTSW) was established, with focus on:– Harmonizing observations– Exchange of data and products through the WMO InformationSystem– Definition of products, warning procedures– Linkage between research and operational communities Cooperation with ICAO, IMO, ITU, ISES, OOSA/COPUOS etc.

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherInter-Programme Coordination Teamfor Space Weather- Australia – Phil Wilkinson- Finland – Kirsti Kauristie- Belgium – Ronald Van der Linden- Japan – Ken Murata- Brazil – Hisao Takahashi- South Korea (will nominate soon)- Canada – Larisa Trichtchenko- Russian Federation – Vyacheslav Burov- China (Co-chair) – Xiaoxin Zhang- United Kingdom – David Jackson- Colombia – Jaime Villalobos Velasco- United States (Co-chair) – Terry Onsager,- Ethiopia – Yitaktu TesfatsionJim Head, Joe Davila, Kelly Hand- European Space Agency – Alain Hilgers- International Civil Aviation Organization – R. Romero- International Space Environment Service – David Boteler- International Telecommunication Union – Sergio Buonomo- UN Office of Outer Space Affairs – Hans Haubold- WMO – Jerome Lafeuille

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather3.2 CMA-NOAA The Joint Working Group meeting (JWG-17) between the CMAand NOAA. Focusing on: Data exchange and Instrument calibration in spaceweather activities32

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherOutline1. New Space weather Center in CMA2. Space Weather Activities in China3. Related Activities in WMO4. Future Projects33

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather4.1 FY-3 02 : New Payloads (2012-2018)(C/D/E/F satellites) Ionospheric Photometer (IPM) Wide-angle Aurora Imager (WAI) GNSS Occultation Sounder (GNOS)UVLight34

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather4.2 FY-4 : New Payloads (2014-2015) Geomagentic field detector: FGM Solar X-ray & EUV Imager (SXEI) Solar Flare CME Coronal Hole35

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather4.3 Special operational satellitesfor ionospheric weather With the dawn-dusk polar orbit of 8001500 km, the satellite could get theionospheric images and solar activities(Sun-synchronous obit - FY-3) The equator satellite is in low Earth orbit300-800 km and could in-situ monitorthe small scale structure of ionosphere.36

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space Weather4.4 Space weather Virtual Constellation37

国家空间天气监测预警中心National Center for Space WeatherThanks !38

In May 2010, the Inter-programme Coordination team on Space Weather (ICTSW) was established, with focus on: –Harmonizing observations –Exchange of data and products through the WMO Information System –Definition of products, warning procedures –Linkage between research and operational communities