Space Weather Monitoring: A Global Dimension

Space weather has the demonstrated potential to adversely affect the reliability and operations of key components of our critical infrastructure that are based on advanced technologies. Satellite delivered financial and telecommunications services, global positioning navigation and timing, air traffic control, and reliable access to electric power are just some of the many components of our flattened world that carry space weather vulnerabilities. Fortunately we can exploit the time solar storms require to travel from the Sun to the Earth to issue watches and warnings that enable stakeholders around the globe to take the appropriate measures to safeguard their critical operations against extreme space weather.