Requirements for a Next Generation GONG network: Forecasters' perspective

Organizers: V. Martinez Pillet (NSO), A de Wijn (HAO), F. Hill (NSO), J. Burkepile (HAO)

Friday August 9th, afternoon (at the end of the SHINE meeting), location TBD

The Space Weather forecasting community is invited to attend an open splinter two hours meeting to discuss the requirements (spatial resolution, cadences, sensitivities, etc.) for a future global solar synoptic network. This network is intended to replace the existing GONG network and other single-site facilities around the world. The discussion will be structured in four sections:

Requirements on magnetic sensitivity
Requirements on far side helioseismic imaging
Requirements on high cadence narrow band imaging (H-alpha, He 10830, etc.)
Requirements on coronal observations

The discussion focuses on the forecaster's operational perspective and will not emphasize at this point purely research-driven aspects. However, the session is open to anyone interested in contributing.

More logistic information will follow soon. Please contact me if you have questions.

Valentin

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Valentin M. Pillet             
National Solar Observatory, Director 
3665 Discovery Drive
Boulder, CO 80303
Boulder: 303-735-7365
vmpillet@nso.edu