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Space Weather Prediction Center

United States government agency

Also known as: SWPC

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forecasting of space weather

In space weather: Forecasting
government has developed a Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The SWPC is based in Boulder, Colo., and observes the Sun in real time from both ground-based observatories and satellites in order to predict geomagnetic storms. Satellites stationed at geosynchronous orbit…
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