Evolution of the Pakistan Space Weather Centre (PSWC)

Tahir, Afnan; Ameen, Muhammad Ayyaz; Talha, Madeeha; Murtaza, Ghulam; Ali, Muneeza Salman; Ali, Gohar

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-11-123-2020

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History of regional warning centers

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Evolution of the Pakistan Space Weather Centre (PSWC)

Afnan Tahir, Muhammad Ayyaz Ameen, Madeeha Talha, Ghulam Murtaza, Muneeza Salman Ali, and Gohar Ali

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Short summary

The Pakistan Space Weather Centre (PSWC) was inaugurated on 20 August 2018, but its long history dates back to the 1950s. SUPARCO was established as the national space agency in 1961 and, along with other projects, started ionospheric and geomagnetic monitoring and research in the country. The milestones achieved in the discipline of space weather are mentioned that subsequently resulted in the establishment of PSWC. It is anticipated that PSWC will act as a Regional Warning Center in future.