The report summarizes the views expressed by individual workshop participants. While the committee is responsible for the overall quality and accuracy of the report as a record of what transpired at the workshop, the views contained in the report are not necessarily those of all workshop participants, the committee, or the National Research Council.
The adverse effects of extreme space weather on modern technology--power grid outages, high-frequency communication blackouts, spacecraft anomalies--are well known and well documented, and the physical processes underlying space weather are also generally well understood. Less well documented and understood, however, are the potential economic and societal impacts of the disruption of critical technological systems by severe space weather.
As a first step toward determining the socioeconomic impacts of extreme space weather events and addressing the questions of space weather risk assessment and management, a public workshop was held in May 2008. The workshop brought together representatives of industry, the government, and academia to consider both direct and collateral effects of severe space weather events, the current state of the space weather services infrastructure in the United States, the needs of users of space weather data and services, and the ramifications of future technological developments for contemporary society's vulnerability to space weather. The workshop concluded with a discussion of un- or underexplored topics that would yield the greatest benefits in space weather risk management.
Table of Contents |
skim chapter | |
|---|---|---|
| Front Matter | i-xii | |
| Summary | 1-5 | |
| 1 Introduction | 6-15 | |
| 2 Space Weather Impacts in Retrospect | 16-28 | |
| 3 Space Weather and Society | 29-34 | |
| 4 Current Space Weather Services Infrastructure | 35-49 | |
| 5 User Perspectives on Space Weather Products | 50-68 | |
| 6 Satisfying Space Weather User Needs | 69-75 | |
| 7 Future Solutions, Vulnerabilities, and Risks | 76-85 | |
| 8 Facilitated Open Audience Discussion: The Way Forward | 86-90 | |
| Appendix A: Statement of Task | 91-93 | |
| Appendix B: Workshop Agenda and Participants | 94-97 | |
| Appendix C: Abstracts Prepared by Workshop Panelists | 98-124 | |
| Appendix D: Biographies of Committee Members and Staff | 125-129 | |
| Appendix E: Select Acronyms and Terms | 130-132 | |
The National Academies Press (NAP) has partnered with Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink service to offer you a variety of options for reusing NAP content. Through Rightslink, you may request permission to reprint NAP content in another publication, course pack, secure website, or other media. Rightslink allows you to instantly obtain permission, pay related fees, and print a license directly from the NAP website. The complete terms and conditions of your reuse license can be found in the license agreement that will be made available to you during the online order process. To request permission through Rightslink you are required to create an account by filling out a simple online form. The following list describes license reuses offered by the National Academies Press (NAP) through Rightslink:
Click here to obtain permission for the above reuses. If you have questions or comments concerning the Rightslink service, please contact:
Rightslink Customer Care
Tel (toll free): 877/622-5543
Tel: 978/777-9929
E-mail: customercare@copyright.com
Web: http://www.rightslink.com
To request permission to distribute a PDF, please contact our Customer Service Department at 800-624-6242 for pricing.
To request permission to translate a book published by the National Academies Press or its imprint, the Joseph Henry Press, please click here to view more information.
Loading stats for Severe Space Weather Events: Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts: A Workshop Report...
Finding similar items...
