Understanding the Space Environment with GOES-R Solar and Space Environment Data

1. Usually we highlight the users� need for these data and how it impacts their operatoins, but this talk follows the meeting theme�. Usually we highlight the users� need for these data and how it impacts their operatoins, but this talk follows the meeting theme�.

2. GOES-R Research � Eruptive phenomena at the Sun that drives space weather at Earth, e.g., filament eruptions, coronal mass ejections, flares. GOES Project Lead at SEC � Manage SEC�s GOES activities across three spacecraft series (8-12, 13/OP, and R/S) including operations and data validation, instrument development and on-orbit testing, ground system development, and requirements planning and management. Solar X-ray Imager Responsible Scientist � Responsible for conducting and stimulating research on coronal physics and remote sensing systems, fostering expanded utilization of those systems locally and globally, and assisting in the evolution of the NOAA geostationary satellite space weather holdings. Ph.D.�University of Colorado � Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences

3. Usually we highlight the users� need for these data and how it impacts their operatoins, but this talk follows the meeting theme�. Usually we highlight the users� need for these data and how it impacts their operatoins, but this talk follows the meeting theme�.

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5. Background of slide shows the environmental regions we need to monitor, measure and specify To monitor measure and specify swx for research and operations NOAA uses both NOAA and non-NOAA assets Data sets are complimentary rather than redundant No other observation provides the unique and crucial measurements provided by GOESBackground of slide shows the environmental regions we need to monitor, measure and specify To monitor measure and specify swx for research and operations NOAA uses both NOAA and non-NOAA assets Data sets are complimentary rather than redundant No other observation provides the unique and crucial measurements provided by GOES

6. Space Weather in Context

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9. The following viewgraphs provide a survey of GOES contributions to understanding the physics and climatology of the space environment

12. EXIS Research Contributions I Solar EUV is one of largest contributors to thermospheric variability Scientists have relied on proxies for inputs to atmospheric models such as GAIM (Shunk et al.), CTIM (Fuller-Rowell et al.), and GCM/TIGCM (Robel et al.) EXIS data will provide significant improvement to specification and forecast models of the thermosphere and ionosphere GOES R will continue and extend the EUV record started by GOES 13

13. EXIS Research Contributions II XRS observations continue and extend: Flare temperature measurements that provide key information related to proton event prediction research (Balch et al., 2006) Long term background measurements over the past 30 years that provide a metric of solar activity cycles for space weather climatology

14. SUVI Research Contributions SUVI (Solar Ultraviolet Imager) will provide: Improved observations of coronal waves and dimmings (Biesecker et al.), crucial to the physics of solar eruptions that drive space weather at Earth GOES 13 SXI has already provided the best observations of a coronal wave and demonstrated its 3-D morphology and shock nature

15. Continue observations of Coronal Mass Ejections NASA began in 1996 with SOHO and continued with STEREO NASA has no plans to continue these observations No new science to be had � but the forecast utility has been demonstrated Critical for input to next generation of predictive models Coronal Mass Ejections

16. GOES Observations Support Space Climatology

17. NOAA Space Weather Program Coordination and the Research Community CISM - Coupled Sun to Upper Atmosphere modeling funded by NSF CCMC - Interagency effort to make existing space weather models broadly available CISM - Coupled Sun to Upper Atmosphere modeling funded by NSF CCMC - Interagency effort to make existing space weather models broadly available