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... provided information for this review, in part during invited agency briefings to the CSSP/CSTR at their meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 26-2S, 1997. The committees' assessment is based on the following assumptions regarding the various agencies' roles: · NASA is the nation's space agency responsible for solar and geospace exploration as well as the human use of space; NOAA is the major provider of civilian solar aIld space environment information; NSF is a major sponsor of basic solar-te~Testrial research and the lead agency for the National Space Weather Program; ' The committees' review of preparedness for the upcoming solar maximum does not include an analysis of the current capabilities of the nation's ground-based optical and radio solar observatories.
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... is both a user of space environment information and a sponsor of related research and monitoring; and DOE is an additional user and sponsor concerned with national security aspects of the r AGENCY-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA has built an excellent multisatellite observatory to explore the Sun-Earth Connection; to yield maximum dividends, this investment should be exploited through the upcoming solar maximum. Moreover, continuing this observatory will aid construction of the International Space Station, which will require many extravehicular activities throughout the period of the solar maximum when the space environment will be disturbed.
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... The committees recommend that NSF continue its leadership role in the National Space Weather Program and champion stronger interagency involvement in the NSWP to maximize the nation's benefit from the program during the solar maximum. · The committees also recommend that NSF consider initiating interagency discussion of a specific solar maximum campaign similar to that developed for the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 event.
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... Department of Energy Although DOE has reasons for its highly targeted commitment to the space environment endeavor, the committees believe that with minimal disruption ofthe status quo, DOE's contribution to the solar maximum activities described herein can be magnified. · The committees recommend that DOE participate in the dialogue of the interagency coordinating committee for the National Space Weather Program and reassess its own role in that activity (e.g., in the area of power transmission)
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... The committees recommend that an interagency workshop (or summit) involving scientists, agency representatives, and industrial administrators and engineers be held to improve their state of preparedness through sharing of information.
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