http://www.kasi.re.kr

Space Weather : Status and Prospects

Seok Jae Park, PresidentSeok Jae Park, President

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KVN Yonsei Radio Astronomy Observatory

KVN Ulsan Radio Astronomy Observatory

KVN Tamna Radio Astronomy Observatory

KASI Facilities in KoreaKASI Facilities in Korea

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KASI Facilities in OverseasKASI Facilities in Overseas

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Telescope in the 10,000 Won BillTelescope in the 10,000 Won Bill

1.8m Reflecting1.8m ReflectingTelescope Telescope

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The sun is not as quiet as we see.

Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) and strong solar winds are driven with the explosive phenomena on the surface of the sun.

The Sun is erupting endlessly!The Sun is erupting endlessly!

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The change of the earth’s magnetosphere is caused by quantities of plasma erupted at the explosion of the sun.

This environmental change is so-called space weather.

Space also has weather.Space also has weather.

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Are we safe from disturbances?Are we safe from disturbances?

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Front Page Stories of Space Weather ImpactsFront Page Stories of Space Weather Impacts

Space Weather ImpactsSpace Weather Impacts

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Big Bear Solar Observatory, 28 October 2003 16:04:28 UT

History of Space WeatherHistory of Space Weather

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Sunspot looks like –(egg, peach, pear, ..)

History of Space WeatherHistory of Space Weather

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KASI is developing space weathermonitoring system- Solar Optical/Radio Telescope- Magnetometers- VHF Ionospheric radar

KASI is preparing for 21c’s possible calamities due to space weather- Satellites anomaly- Radio Blackouts- Space radiation damage

Korean Space Weather Center at KASIKorean Space Weather Center at KASI

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““A US multiA US multi--agency partnership to enable, agency partnership to enable, support, and perform the research and support, and perform the research and development for next generation space development for next generation space

science and space weather modelsscience and space weather models””

Partnerships: Research and R2OPartnerships: Research and R2OPartnerships: Research and R2O

The Future of Space WeatherThe Future of Space Weather

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- 국내 우주 개발 투자액 -

- Korean long-term space development program (2006) -

Protecting National Space AssetProtecting National Space Asset

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Human Activities in SpaceHuman Activities in Space

Space tour is not dream any more.(2012 : The first space hotel is

expected to open.)

Check Space Weather before Touring Space!!

Space Hotel

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- Education- Space weather

service

- Education- Space weather

service

Public/IndustryPublic/Industry

- Space Watch- Preparing for space

disaster

- Space Watch- Preparing for space

disaster

GovernmentGovernment

- National defense

- Space war-fight

- Training (UST)

- National defense

- Space war-fight

- Training (UST)

Military ForcesMilitary Forces

- Space weather program

- Global network

- Research

- Space weather program

- Global network

- Research

InternationalCollaborationInternationalCollaboration

Bringing Up Professional WorkforceBringing Up Professional Workforce