Ionosphere Monitoring and Prediction Center

The Ionosphere Monitoring and Prediction Center (IMPC) of DLR provides a near real-time information and data service on the current state of the ionosphere, related forecasts and warnings. The IMPC research addresses amongst others ionospheric perturbation detection, modelling and forecasting, mapping errors, higher order errors in precise point positioning, empirical and physical modelling and 3D electron density reconstructions.

IMPC products and service contribute to the mitigation of ionospheric impacts on technology with near real-time space weather monitoring, prediction of disturbed conditions, Information messages to users, data delivery services as well as education and public outreach. The IMPC with its special combination of scientific know-how and data management provides a pre-operational ionospheric weather forecasting service and supports decision makers and the public with information and products to minimize and mitigate dangerous space weather effects.