Small Satellite Mission Concepts for Space Weather Research and as Pathfinders for Operations
Small Satellite Mission Concepts for Space Weather Research and as Pathfinders for Operations
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用于空间天气研究和作为操作探路者的小型卫星任务概念
DOI：
10.1029/2020sw002554
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发表时间：
2021
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
T. Nieves
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作者：
A. Caspi;M. Barthelemy;C. Bussy‐Virat;I. Cohen;C. Deforest;D. Jackson;A. Vourlidas;T. Nieves
最近在关键卫星子系统和探测器技术的小型化和商业可用性方面取得的进展使小型卫星（包括立方体卫星在内的小型卫星）成为满足空间气象研究和业务需要的一种有吸引力的低成本潜在解决方案。受2017年8月1日至4日在华盛顿举行的第一届空间天气研究和预报小卫星国际研讨会的启发，我们讨论了对先进空间天气测量能力的需求，由世界气象组织（WMO）的分析驱动，以及小卫星如何有效地填补这些测量空白。我们提出了一些当前的，最近的任务和拟议/即将使命的概念，使用小卫星，加强空间气象研究，并提供原型的途径，为未来的业务应用;它们如何与世界气象组织的要求;还有什么挑战仍然需要克服，以满足世界气象组织的目标和业务需求在未来。随着世界各地知名资助机构的额外投资，小型卫星-包括独立的任务和星座-可以通过降低成本和实现传统的大型单一任务不可行的新测量来显着加强空间气象研究，并最终加强运营。
Recent advances in miniaturization and commercial availability of critical satellite subsystems and detector technology have made small satellites (SmallSats, including CubeSats) an attractive, low‐cost potential solution for space weather research and operational needs. Motivated by the first International Workshop on SmallSats for Space Weather Research and Forecasting, held in Washington, DC on 1–4 August 2017, we discuss the need for advanced space weather measurement capabilities, driven by analyses from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and how SmallSats can efficiently fill these measurement gaps. We present some current, recent missions and proposed/upcoming mission concepts using SmallSats that enhance space weather research and provide prototyping pathways for future operational applications; how they relate to the WMO requirements; and what challenges remain to be overcome to meet the WMO goals and operational needs in the future. With additional investment from cognizant funding agencies worldwide, SmallSats—including standalone missions and constellations—could significantly enhance space weather research and, eventually, operations, by reducing costs and enabling new measurements not feasible from traditional, large, monolithic missions.
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Mooney M
通讯作者：
Mooney M