National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (Japan)
| Name |
National Institute of Information and Communications
|
|---|---|
| URL | www.swc.nict.go.jp/en |
| Established | October, 1896 |
| ISES Member | 1996 |
| Organization |
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Radio Research Institute
Radio Propagation Research Center
Space Environment Laboratory
Space Weather Forecast Service Group
(Regional Warning Center Japan)
|
| Staff | 27 employees |
| Person in charge | Dr. Mamoru Ishii, Director General (ISES delegate) |
| Address | 4-2-1 Nukuikita-machi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan |
|---|---|
| Contact | Dr. Yuki Kubo, Group Leader |
| Additional Info |
Space weather forecast service has been operated in 24/7. NICT is a
member of ACFJ consortium of ICAO space weather center. NICT operates
five ionosondes, four in Japan and one in Antarctica. NICT also operates
a solar radio telescope and a magnetometer in Japan. NICT has own numerical simulation models of the Sun and solar wind, magnetosphere, and ionosphere. NICT also has AI-based solar flare and radiation belt electron forecast models. |