SH010
Innovative approaches in solar flare forecasting

Session ID#: 79145

Session Description:
Solar flares are one of the major sources of space weather disturbances. The monitoring and forecasting of solar flares are crucial to reduce space weather risks for our modern society on the Earth as well as human exploration in space. In recent years, the solar observations had a great progress thanks to the much higher spatial, temporal and spectral resolutions that have prevailed. Various new approaches for solar flare forecasting have emerged. Prominent progresses include the artificial intelligence methods in parallel to the numerical modeling approaches. In this session, we invite contributions on any kinds of innovative approaches relevant for solar flare forecasting, which include but are not limited to the empirical, statistical, big-data, artificial intelligence, physical measure, and numerical modeling methodologies. The scope of the discussions covers from preliminary ideas, experimental techniques to mature operational schemes advancing solar flare forecasting. Any related topics about solar flares are also welcome.
Index Terms:

7519 Flares [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7524 Magnetic fields [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7924 Forecasting [SPACE WEATHER]
7959 Models [SPACE WEATHER]


Primary Convener:  Han He, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Convener:  Robertus Erdelyi, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Primary Liaison:  Han He, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
 
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