HR: 1340h
AN: SH13A-1106 [Abstracts]
TI: Data Management for the IHY-in-Africa Space Weather Program
AU: * Mabie, J J
EM: justin.mabie@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA - National Geophysical Data Center, 325 Broadway E/GC2, Boulder, CO 80305,
United States
AU: Amory-Mazoudier, C
EM: christine.mazaudier@cetp.ipsl.fr
AF: Centre d'Etude des Environnements Terrestre
et Planetaires, 10-12, Avenue de l'Europe
78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay, Saint-Maur-de-Fosses, 78140, France
AU: Coloma, F
EM: Francine.Coloma@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA - National Geophysical Data Center, 325 Broadway E/GC2, Boulder, CO 80305,
United States
AU: Fuller-Rowell, T
EM: Tim.Fuller-Rowell@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA - Space Weather Prediction Center, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, United
States
AU: Denig, W
EM: William.Denig@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA - National Geophysical Data Center, 325 Broadway E/GC2, Boulder, CO 80305,
United States
AU: Kihn, E A
EM: Eric.A.Kihn@noaa.gov
AF: NOAA - National Geophysical Data Center, 325 Broadway E/GC2, Boulder, CO 80305,
United States
AB:
During the past year an international group of scientists has been working towards coordinating space science
activities in Africa. The intent of the IHY-in-Africa consortium is to increase the observational infrastructure in the
African sector and leverage activities in other disciplines, in order to address compelling science questions under
the IHY umbrella. Several GPS and magnetometer observing sites have already been secured and instruments
are being deployed in African universities. Through the IHY framework, we propose to leverage GPS and
magnetometer observations in the region by coordinating data acquisition, distribution, and research, and actively
partnering with other disciplines. In particular, we seek to coordinate the new observations in Africa by
establishing an IHY-in-Africa database, organize Space Weather Workshops in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2007 and
2009, and perform mid- and low- latitude ionospheric research in collaboration with scientists in African
universities and our international collaborators. The NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) will be the
central repository for Africa-in IHY datasets and will provide access to these data for IHY-in-Africa scientists and
collaborators. Existing tools within the data center will be used for data presentation and dissemination.
UR: http://www.spidr.ngdc.noaa.gov
DE: 0525 Data management
DE: 2437 Ionospheric dynamics
DE: 7924 Forecasting (2722)
SC: SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics [SH]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting