Space Weather Applications and Requirements Over South Africa
Abstract
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) operates the Regional Warning Center (RWC) for Space Weather in Africa. The RWC is located within the Space Science Directorate of SANSA in Hermanus, South Africa. SANSA Space Science is a research facility for Space Science in South Africa, and operates a Space Weather Unit within its Research Group. Ground based geophysical data from distributed networks across Southern Africa and the South Atlantic are piped into the center along with satellite based data. The combination of ground and satellite based data is then used to produce information in a variety of formats depending on the needs. This paper will review the progress this center has made over the past 2 years, present new measurements that are available for use by the center, and look at the applications that are currently being served within South Africa.
- Publication:
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39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- July 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012cosp...39.1214M