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SUMMARY:From research to operation - development of a space weather foreca
 st system  - Sarah Glauert & Peter Kirsch - British Antarctic Survey
DTSTART:20240516T120000Z
DTEND:20240516T130000Z
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CONTACT:Jack Atkinson
DESCRIPTION:The British Antarctic Survey Radiation Belt Model (BAS-RBM) is
  a physics-based model of the Earth’s radiation belts that was initially
  conceived as a research tool to investigate the behaviour of this highly 
 dynamic environment. Over the course of several projects the model has evo
 lved as a research tool\, but it has also become the basis of two space we
 ather forecasting systems\, providing information on the radiation environ
 ment for satellite operators\, insurers and designers. Since 2019 we have 
 been providing 24/7 nowcasts and forecasts for the European Space Agency o
 n a publicly available website and recently we have deployed a similar sys
 tem to the UK Met Office.\n\nThese systems collect real-time data from mul
 tiple providers\, process it to create model inputs\, run the BAS-RBM\, us
 e the BAS-RBM output to simulate the effect of the environment on satellit
 es and produce a series of graphical displays with varying levels of detai
 l. We will briefly explain the need for the forecasts and then describe th
 e model itself before discussing the real-time systems that we have develo
 ped to provide the forecasts. Following a live demonstration of the system
 \, we will discuss the challenges and lessons learnt in turning a research
  tool into an operational system.
LOCATION:West Hub\, South Room
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