Synoptic data for solar-terrestrial physics: the U.K. contribution to long-term monitoring |
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Institution: | 1. The Centre for Civil Rights and Democracy Research, ul. Witkowska 17/1, Wrocław 51-003, Poland;2. The Institute for Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy, Wrocław, Poland;3. Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Wrocław University of Economics, Poland |
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Abstract: | In 1989 the Council of the Royal Society of London established a Study Group to investigate the current status and future requirements of solar-terrestrial monitoring in the United Kingdom. This paper summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of the U.K. Study Group. The rationale for regular synoptic monitoring of the solar-terrestrial environment is reviewed briefly. Instruments used for solar-terrestrial monitoring in U.K.-supported research programmes are listed, with special emphasis on research instruments that produce monitoring data. Some important applications of solar-terrestrial monitoring are outlined and criteria are presented for determining the priorities of various monitoring operations. High priority is attached to monitoring operations that are important for: - 1.(i) deriving geophysical models and reference systems;
- 2.(ii) calculating the principal solar-geophysical indices;
- 3.(iii) producing long time series of good data, especially at sites of particular geophysical interest; (iv) detecting global changes;
- 4.(v) contributing to real-time forecasts of solar-terrestrial conditions, or to longer-term predictions and planning; and
- 5.(vi) providing background data for other observations and experiments. The existing U.K. programmes of solar-terrestrial monitoring make a highly prestigious contribution to national and international scientific activity. Synoptic measurements of the solar-terrestrial environment are crucial for underpinning present and future programmes of basic, strategic and applied research. Therefore, a core programme of synoptic monitoring must be maintained in the U.K. It is recommended that this core programme should be financed centrally through the Research Councils and reviewed quinquennially.
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