NSWP: Policy Research on Integrating Space Weather Observations and Forecasts into Airline Operations

NSWP：将空间天气观测和预报纳入航空公司运营的政策研究

• 批准号: 0517814
• 负责人: Genene Fisher
• 金额: $ 16.53万
• 依托单位: American Meteorological Society
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-08-15 至 2009-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0517814&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSWP; Policy; Research; Integrating; Space

Applying space weather information to the international aviation industry is of growing concern to the airline industry. It is known that space weather can cause degraded communications, radiation effects on passengers and crew, impact navigation systems, and cause single event effects on avionics. While the airlines are slowly understanding the operational and commercial impacts from solar storms, a thorough understanding of the risks and what actions to take is still lacking. In coping with space weather impacts on the aviation industry, there are tradeoffs that have to be made: use of information and forecasts to enable more efficient and safer operations; changes in the regulatory framework; and understanding mitigation strategies and the acceptance of different levels of risk. This project will conduct policy research leading to recommendations that will increase the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the nation's airline operations through more effective use of space weather forecasts and information. It will provide government and industry leaders with additional tools and information to make effective decisions with respect to investments in space weather research and services, and will advance our understanding of the policy issues involved in integrating space weather information into airline operations. The first part of the study will be devoted to background research of the issues and discussion with relevant aviation industry leaders, airline representatives, space weather scientists and information providers, and policymakers. The second part of the study will involve developing a policy paper that will provide the options that may be pursued to resolve policy issues facing the aviation community.

航空业日益关注将空间气象信息应用于国际航空业。众所周知，空间天气会导致通信降级，对乘客和机组人员产生辐射影响，影响导航系统，并对航空电子设备造成单一事件影响。虽然航空公司正在慢慢了解太阳风暴对运营和商业的影响，但仍然缺乏对风险和采取行动的全面了解。在应对空间气象对航空业的影响时，必须作出权衡：利用信息和预报提高运营效率和安全性;改变监管框架;了解减缓战略并接受不同程度的风险。该项目将进行政策研究，提出建议，通过更有效地利用空间气象预报和信息，提高国家航空公司运营的安全性、可靠性和效率。它将为政府和业界领导人提供更多的工具和信息，以便就空间气象研究和服务投资作出有效决策，并将增进我们对将空间气象信息纳入航空公司运营所涉及的政策问题的理解。研究报告的第一部分将专门进行这些问题的背景研究，并与相关航空业领导人、航空公司代表、空间气象科学家和信息提供者以及决策者进行讨论。这项研究的第二部分将涉及制定一份政策文件，其中将提出解决航空界面临的政策问题的备选办法。