HR: 1400h
AN: SM23A-04    [Abstracts]
TI: Virtual Cosmic Ray Observatory (ViCRO)
AU: Cooper, J F
EM: John.F.Cooper@nasa.gov
AF: Heliospheric Physics Laboratory, Code 672, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 29771, United States
AU: McGuire, R E
EM: Robert.E.McGuire@nasa.gov
AF: Heliospheric Physics Laboratory, Code 672, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 29771, United States
AU: Lal, N
EM: Nand.Lal@nasa.gov
AF: Heliospheric Physics Laboratory, Code 672, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 29771, United States
AU: Szabo, A
EM: Adam.Szabo@nasa.gov
AF: Heliospheric Physics Laboratory, Code 672, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 29771, United States
AU: Narock, T W
EM: tom.narock@gsfc.nasa.gov
AF: UMBC, Code 672, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, United States
AU: * Bilitza, D
EM: dieter.bilitza.1@gsfc.nasa.gov
AF: Raytheon ITSS, Code 672, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, United States
AU: Hill, M E
EM: matt.hill@jhuapl.edu
AF: Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University, MP3-E128 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd , Laurel, MD 20723-6005, United States
AU: Armstrong, T P
EM: armstrong@ftecs.com
AF: Fundamental Technologies, Suite A 2411 Ponderosa Drive , Lawrence, KS 66046-5073, United States
AU: McKibben, R B
EM: bruce.mckibben@unh.edu
AF: University of New Hampshire, 39 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, United States
AB: The Virtual Cosmic Ray Observatory (ViCRO) is proposed to extend planned capabilities of NASA's existing and developing heliophysics virtual observatories with a collection of important cosmic ray datasets with an initial focus on interplanetary solar and heliospheric science applications. Recent work from the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) and Voyager spacecraft shows the science value of intercalibrated flux and cumulative fluence spectra from multiple sensors with contiguous energy coverage. These data can be applied to investigation of solar flare and coronal mass ejection events, acceleration and transport of interplanetary particles within the inner heliosphere, cosmic ray interactions with planetary surfaces and atmospheres, sources of anomalous cosmic ray ions in the outer heliosphere, and solar cycle modulation of galactic cosmic rays. Data resources include operational and legacy missions with appropriate instruments throughout the heliosphere and geospace that provide relevant datasets for solar, heliospheric, and galactic cosmic ray particles. Core operational data sources include the Heliospheric Network (HN) spacecraft with ancillary data for spacecraft positions, solar modulation from ground-based neutron monitors, and event lists for solar and interplanetary activity. We will collaborate with HN data providers to ensure availability through a common middleware interface modeled on the Virtual Heliospheric Observatory to support the use of data by the heliophysics and other related research communities. We are exploring value-added services including an OMNIWeb-like interface for selected cosmic ray data sets and expanded graphical ephemeris support for HN missions on the model of SSCWeb for geospace spacecraft.
DE: 2104 Cosmic rays
DE: 7514 Energetic particles (2114)
DE: 7984 Space radiation environment
SC: SPA-Magnetospheric Physics [SM]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly