National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (Japan)
| Name |
National Institute of Information and Communications
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| 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)
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| Staff |
27 employees
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| Person in charge |
Dr. Mamoru Ishii, Director General (ISES delegate)
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| Location |
Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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| Address |
4-2-1 Nukuikita-machi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan
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| Contact |
Dr. Yuki Kubo, Group Leader
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| 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.
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