ADVERSE CONDITION IN THE SPACE DURING GEOTHAGNETIC STORMS AND SUBSTORMS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SATELLITES AND THEIR SUBSYSTEMS. DUE TO EXPANDING ASSETS IN SPACE RELIABLE SPECIFICATION AND FORECASTING OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT ARE IMPORTANT FOR SATELLITE OPERATORS. COMPUTER MODELS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO PREDICT ENERGETIC PARTICLE AND P)ASMA CONDITIONS IN SPACE HOWEVER PERFORMANCE LEVELS ARE OFTEN FAR FROM SATISFACTORY. WE AIM TO: (1) ADVANCE OUR EXISTING SPACE WEATHER MODELS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE 5PECIFICATION OF THE ENERGETIC PARTICLE AND PLASMA ENVIRONMENTS THAT SPACECRAFT WILL ENCOUNTER. (2) PROVIDE DELIVERABLES THAT ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD TO BE TRANSLATED INTO ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE CORRESPONDING SPACE WEATHER. (3) OUTPUT OF FULL ENERGY SPECTRUM OF MODELED ELECTRON FLUXES FOR ANOMALY ASSESSMENT. THIS CAPABILITY IS VERY IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY FOR SATELLITES WITHOUT ENVIRONMENT SENSOR.
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