The development of the Australian Space  Forecast Centre (ASFC)

Wilkinson, Phil; Kennewell, John A.; Cole, David

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-9-53-2018

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-9-53-2018

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Special issue:

History of regional warning centers

https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-9-53-2018

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Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

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The development of the Australian Space Forecast Centre (ASFC)

Phil Wilkinson, John A. Kennewell, and David Cole

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Preface: History of regional warning centers

Phil Wilkinson

Hist. Geo Space. Sci., 9, 37–37, https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-9-37-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-9-37-2018, 2018

Short summary

The Australian Space Forecast Centre (ASFC) had its origins in the International Geophysical Year (IGY), 1957–58, when a need arose for short-term forecasts of the near-space environment to support the IGY scientific programmes. Skills developed during the IGY provided the platform for building the current space weather services, which take advantage of internet communications, a wide range of space-based imagery and our significantly enhanced scientific knowledge of the space environment.