Helio2024 Science White Paper: ngGONG -- Future Ground-based Facilities for Research in Heliophysics and Space Weather Operational Forecast
arXiv:2211.06712
Abstract
Long-term synoptic observations of the Sun are critical for advancing our understanding of Sun as an astrophysical object, understanding the solar irradiance and its role in solar-terrestrial climate, for developing predictive capabilities of solar eruptive phenomena and their impact on our home planet, and heliosphere in general, and as a data provider for the operational space weather forecast. We advocate for the development of a ground-based network of instruments provisionally called ngGONG to maintain critical observing capabilities for synoptic research in solar physics and for the operational space weather forecast.
White paper submitted to Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033, 11 pages, 2 figures