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Space Environment Center
Changes Name to
Space Weather Prediction Center
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On October 1, 2007 the NOAA Space Environment Center changed its name to the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The center is one of the nine National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) within NOAA's National Weather Service. The new name aligns the space weather center with the other NCEP centers and more clearly conveys its operational nature.
SWPC.noaa.gov is the new domain for web access (www.swpc.noaa.gov) and Anonymous FTP. The old domain, sec.noaa.gov, will continue to work for the foreseeable future. The simple web URL spaceweather.gov is also available.
The new name began appearing in web pages and product headers October 1. Web pages use NOAA web formatting standards and some have an updated look and feel, but the data displays and content did not change. Text and graphical products headers use Space Weather Prediction Center (or SWPC), but there were no changes to the file formats or content.
This new 3 ft by 7ft SWPC Banner hangs in our visitor area and travels to conferences and trade shows. SWPC Banner large (500kb high resolution)
SWPC Banner small (100kb low resolution)
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About Us |
Mission Statement
Space Weather Prediction Center continually monitors
and forecasts Earth's space environment; provides accurate,
reliable, and useful solar-terrestrial information; conducts
and leads research and development programs to understand the
environment and to improve services; advises policy makers and
planners; plays a leadership role in the space weather community;
and fosters a space weather services industry. Space Weather Prediction
Center is the Nation's official source of space weather alerts
and warnings.
The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) is one of the nine National
Centers for Environmental Prediction and provides real-time monitoring
and forecasting of solar and geophysical events, conducts research
in solar-terrestrial physics, and develops techniques for forecasting
solar and geophysical disturbances. The SWPC Forecast Center is
jointly operated by NOAA and the U.S. Air Force and is the national
and world warning center for disturbances that can affect people
and equipment working in the space environment.
SWPC works with many national and international partners who contribute
data and observations; we also share our data and products with
them. We are pleased to support efforts worldwide to inform users
of space weather.
Biennial Reviews
with Publications
2002-2003 [25 pages, <1
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2000-2001 [24 pages, 12
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1998-1999 [24 pages, 16
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1996-1997 [28 pages, <1
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1994-1995 [22 pages, <1
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1992-1993 [16 pages, <1
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1988-1994 publications
Program Assessments
Service Assessments
SWPC External Review
- July 2000
SWPC Forecast Verification
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