New scales help public, technicians understand space weather
New scales help public, technicians understand space weather
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新尺度帮助公众和技术人员了解太空天气
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2000
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美国的空间天气等级。美国国家海洋和大气管理局最近由 NOAA 的空间环境中心 (SEC) 建立，旨在提高技术操作人员和公众对空间天气事件的了解。这些尺度（见表）是一种里氏尺度，将空间天气事件与其对电力、卫星和其他系统的可能影响联系起来。对于许多将太空天气视为一个晦涩领域的人来说，NOAA 太空天气量表将传达有用的信息，并可能激发新的科学兴趣。
SEC 预测太空环境已有超过 35 年的历史，提醒用户注意太阳和地球之间的现有状况。随着易受太空天气损害的技术的使用增加，对这些服务的需求也在增长。例如，卫星曾经很稀有，只有政府拥有，但现在数量众多，而且许多是商业拥有的。这些卫星之间的传输现在携带天气信息和军事监视、电视和其他通信信号、信用卡和寻呼机信息、导航数据和手机通话。
The Space Weather Scales of the US. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were recently developed by NOAA's Space Environment Center (SEC) to improve understanding of space weather events among technical operators and the general public alike. The scales (see tables) serve as a sort of Richter scale that correlates space weather events with their likely effects on electric power, satellites, and other systems. To many who view space weather as an obscure field, the NOAA Space Weather Scales will convey useful information and perhaps pique new scientific interest.
The SEC has forecasted the space environment for more than 35 years, alerting users to existing conditions between the Sun and Earth. Demand for these services has grown as technology susceptible to space weather damage has increased in use. Satellites, for example—which were once rare and only government-owned—are now numerous, and many are commercially owned. Transmissions to and from those satellites now carry weather information and military surveillance, television and other communications signals, credit card and pager information, navigation data, and cell phone conversations.