1. Toshiyuki Kurino, WMO Space Programme
WMO OSCAR/Space & OSCAR/Surface Database and WMO Portal for Space Weather
Toshiyuki Kurino, WMO Space Programme
IPT-SWeISS-2, Tokyo, Japan, May 2018

2. WMO Observing System Capability Analysis and Review tool (OSCAR)
WMO-maintained online resource with 3 components:
OSCAR/Space: satellite programmes, instruments, and the variables they can observe
OSCAR/Surface: surface-based stations/platforms under WIGOS
OSCAR/Requirements: observation requirements for 14 “application areas” and for all relevant variables
OSCAR/ Space
OSCAR/ Requirements
OSCAR/ Surface
Variables
WIGOS Information Resource
Basis for WMO Rolling Review of Requirements

3. Maintenance and Support Scheme for OSCAR/Space
ET-SAT
Expert Team on
Satellite Systems
IPET-SUP
Inter-Programme Expert Team on
Satellite Utilization and Products
IPT-SWeISS
Inter-Programme Team on Space Weather Information, Systems and Services
OSCAR
Project Board
WMO CBS/CAeM Expert Teams
WMO Space Programme Office
OSCAR/Space
Support Team (O/SST) for maintenance
- CGMS Members, Observers
- Other partners
Science and Technical Advisory Team (O/SSAT)
- CGMS International Science Working Groups:
ITWG –Sounding
IWWG – Winds
IPWG – Precipitation
IROWG – Radio Occultation (Harald Anlauf, DWD)
ICWG – Clouds
- WMO GSICS, SCOPE-CM, SCOPE-NC

4. WMO OSCAR/Space Database for Space Weather

9. OSCAR/Space as a tool for Gap Analysis
Structure of the OSCAR/Space Gap analysis
The Gap analysIs is split according to two options:
- by Variable
- by Mission.

12. Domain: 09 – Ionospheric disturbances
Variables
09.01
Aurora
09.05
Ionospheric plasma velocity
09.02
Electric field
09.06
Ionospheric radio absorption
09.03
Electron density
09.07
Ionospheric scintillation
09.04
Ionospheric plasma density
Ionospheric Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC)

13. Domain: 10 – Energetic particles and solar wind
Variables
10.01
Electron integral directional flux
10.09
Cosmic ray neutron flux spectrum
10.02
Electron differential directional flux
10.10
Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA)
10.03
Proton integral directional flux
10.11
Solar wind density
10.04
Proton differential directional flux
10.12
Solar wind temperature
10.05
Alpha particles integral directional flux
10.13
Solar wind velocity
10.06
Alpha particles differential directional flux
10.14
Interplanetary magnetic field
10.07
Heavy ion flux energy and mass spectrum
10.15
Electrostatic charge
10.08
Heavy ion angular flux energy and mass spectrum
10.16
Radiation Dose Rate

14. Domain: 11 – Solar monitoring
Variables
11.01
Solar gamma-ray flux spectrum
11.20
Solar coronagraphic image
11.02
Solar X-ray flux
11.21
Solar electric field
11.03
Solar X-ray flux spectrum
11.22
Solar magnetic field
11.04
Solar X-ray image
11.23
Solar velocity fields
11.05
Solar EUV flux
11.24
Gamma-ray flux
11.06
Solar EUV flux spectrum
11.25
Gamma-ray flux spectrum
11.07
Solar EUV image
11.26
X-ray flux
11.08
Solar Lyman-alpha flux
11.27
X-ray flux spectrum
11.09
Solar Lyman-alpha image
11.28
X-ray sky image
11.10
Solar UV flux
11.29
EUV flux
11.11
Solar UV flux spectrum
11.30
EUV flux spectrum
11.12
Solar UV image
11.31
EUV sky image
11.13
Solar Ca II-K image
11.32
UV flux
11.14
Solar VIS flux
11.33
UV flux spectrum
11.15
Solar VIS flux spectrum
11.34
UV sky image
11.16
Solar VIS image
11.35
VIS flux
11.17
Solar white light image
11.36
VIS sky image
11.18
Solar H-alpha image
11.37
Radio-waves
11.19
Solar radio flux spectrum
11.38
Heliospheric image

15. WMO Portal for Space Weather

17. Action proposed: IPT-SWeISS Members to review the OSCAR/Space Database and WMO Portal for Space Weather

18. Thank you