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Space weather : national strategy, action plan, and observing systems for preparedness / Peter Burton, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Space science, exploration and policies seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Publishers, [2016]Copyright date: �2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781634844413
  • 1634844416
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 629.416 23
LOC classification:
  • TL1489
Online resources:
Contents:
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
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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

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