TY - BOOK AU - Burton,Peter TI - Space weather: national strategy, action plan, and observing systems for preparedness T2 - Space science, exploration and policies SN - 9781634844413 AV - TL1489 U1 - 629.416 23 PY - 2016///] CY - New York PB - Nova Publishers KW - National Space Weather Program (U.S.) KW - fast KW - Space environment KW - Astronautics in meteorology KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General) KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes index; SPACE WEATHER NATIONAL STRATEGY, ACTION PLAN, AND OBSERVING SYSTEMS FOR PREPAREDNESS (WITH ACCOMPANYING CD-ROM) ; SPACE WEATHER NATIONAL STRATEGY, ACTION PLAN, AND OBSERVING SYSTEMS FOR PREPAREDNESS (WITH ACCOMPANYING CD-ROM) ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; Chapter 1 NATIONAL SPACE WEATHER STRATEGY* ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION; IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL SPACE WEATHER STRATEGY; ENHANCING NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE ; STRATEGIC GOALS ; 1. Establish Benchmarks for Space-Weather Events; 2. Enhance Response and Recovery Capabilities 3. Improve Protection and Mitigation Efforts ; 4. Improve Assessment, Modeling, and Prediction of Impacts on Critical Infrastructure; 5. Improve Space-Weather Services through Advancing Understanding and Forecasting; 6. Increase International Cooperation ; CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX: BACKGROUND ON SOLAR PHENOMENA THAT DRIVE SPACE WEATHER; REFERENCES ; ABOUT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL ; ABOUT THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY ; ABOUT THE SPACE WEATHER OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND MITIGATION (SWORM) TASK FORCE; ABOUT THIS DOCUMENTACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; SPACE WEATHER OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND MITIGATION TASK FORCE; Co-Chairs ; Members ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 NATIONAL SPACE WEATHER ACTION PLAN* ; INTRODUCTION ; Structure of the Action Plan ; Implementation of the National Space Weather Strategy ; GOAL 1: ESTABLISH BENCHMARKS FOR SPACE-WEATHER EVENTS ; Introduction; 1.1. Develop Benchmarks for Induced Geo-Electric Fields ; 1.2. Develop Benchmarks for Ionizing Radiation ; 1.3. Develop Benchmarks for Ionospheric Disturbances ; 1.4. Develop Benchmarks for Solar Radio Bursts (SRBs); 1.5. Develop Benchmarks for Upper Atmospheric Expansion GOAL 2: ENHANCE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY CAPABILITIES ; Introduction ; 2.1. Complete an All-Hazards Power Outage Response and Recovery Plan; 2.2. Support Government and Private-Sector Planning for and Management of Extreme Space-Weather Events ; 2.3. Provide Guidance on Contingency Planning for the Effects of Extreme Space Weather for Essential Government and Industry Services ; 2.4. Ensure the Capability and Interoperability of Communications Systems during Extreme Space-Weather Events; 2.5. Encourage Owners and Operators of Infrastructure and Technology Assets to Coordinate Development of Realistic Power-Restoration Priorities and Expectations 2.6. Develop and Conduct Exercises to Improve and Test Government and Industry-Related Space-Weather Response and Recovery Plans ; GOAL 3: IMPROVE PROTECTION AND MITIGATION EFFORTS; Introduction ; 3.1. Encourage Development of Hazard-Mitigation Plans that Reduce Vulnerabilities to, Manage Risks from, and Assist with Response to the Effects of Space Weather UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1164775 ER -