SWOL2023: Report of Space Weather Observations Throughout Latinoamerica: Filling the Southern Gaps

• Published in: Space weather Vol. 22; no. 5
• Main Authors: Natali, M. Paula, Meza, Amalia M., Robinson, Robert, Janches, Diego, Berger, Thomas, Dasso, Sergio, Nardin, Clezio, Colazo, Marcelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: Atmospheric evolution; Cosmic rays; Infrastructure; Ionosphere; Meteorological services; Physics; Solar atmosphere; Solar physics; Space weather; Argentina
• ISSN: 1542-7390; 1539-4964; 1542-7390
• DOI: 10.1029/2024SW003861

The “Space Weather Observations throughout Latinoamerica: Filling the Southern gaps” Workshop took place in Ushuaia, Argentina, from 2 to 4 October 2023. This event was exclusively dedicated to Space Weather (SWx), gathering leading international academic and governmental agencies focused on the subject. The meeting addressed the field of SWx from three perspectives: driving phenomena occurring in the solar atmosphere, evolution in the interplanetary environment, and interaction with the Earth. In addition, emphasis was placed on identifying key research directions in solar and space physics that warrant development in Argentina and across the region in the forthcoming years. The workshop also focused on the current observational infrastructure that supports SWx studies, and how to improve and develop it through strategic international partnerships, stressing on the need for real‐time data. The conference fostered discussion among different partners involved in SWx studies, that is, researchers and potential space weather service providers, and the need to include in this debate potential users of space weather services. Plain Language Summary We organized an international meeting to address the current and future Space Weather (SWx) regional capabilities that took place in Ushuaia, Argentina, from 2 to 4 October 2023. The meeting had three main focus areas in solar and space physics: the phenomena that occur in the solar atmosphere, the evolution in the interplanetary environment, and the arrival and interaction with Earth. Current and future SWx observation infrastructure and the need to strengthen international partnerships were a hot topics on most institutional presentations and discussions as they are key components for SWx research and the development of future regional modeling and prediction services. Key Points “Space Weather Observations throughout Latinoamerica: Filling the Southern gaps” Workshop, 2–4 October 2023, Ushuaia, Argentina Seventy‐eight researchers from Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, México, Perú, US, and the EU attended to the event There was consensus on the need of strengthening cooperation to intensify interaction between academia and operational service providers