000008030 001__ 8030 000008030 005__ 20260226100735.0 000008030 037__ $$aCTALK-2026-0089 000008030 100__ $$aVinoelst, Lukas 000008030 245__ $$aBuilding the Sun-to-Earth Connection: An Operational Event Chain Framework for Space Weather Forecasting at SIDC 000008030 260__ $$c2025 000008030 269__ $$c2025-09-09 000008030 520__ $$aIn modern space weather operations and forecasting, information about the operational activities themselves is often lost or not efficiently exploited. This information is of particular interest in the context of "Operations to Research" and vice versa, where it can aid in enhancing the entire symbiosis of the two aspects. An important asset to have is a comprehensive database of space weather events that traces the entire chain of these events from the Sun to the Earth. The space weather operations team of the regional warning center at SIDC is developing a framework that consolidates several such events into these chains. This "Event Chain" framework aims to capture the full 'Sun-to-Earth' chain of space weather events including relevant operational information and store it in an accessible way. To achieve this, a relational database model is being developed together with a forecasting interface that integrates the entire framework into the daily operational activities at SIDC. In addition to storing such chains, it is possible to keep the evolution of objects like sunspot groups by linking observations of returning objects to eachother. Already several derived dataproducts are available currently: SIDC sunspot groups, SIDC flares, SIDC coronal holes, SIDC CMEs, forecasts (flare, high speed stream, ICME, K index). Many more events will be implemented in the near and further future to complete the full chain. To illustrate, an example will be shown of a chain captured on October 9th using the event chain framework. 000008030 536__ $$aSUNRISE/$$cSUNRISE/$$fSUNRISE 000008030 594__ $$aNO 000008030 6531_ $$aSUNRISE 000008030 6531_ $$aEvent Chain 000008030 6531_ $$aForecasting 000008030 6531_ $$aDatabase 000008030 6531_ $$aInterface 000008030 6531_ $$aResearch to operations 000008030 6531_ $$aOperations to research 000008030 700__ $$aVerstringe, Freek 000008030 700__ $$aDe Patoul, Judith 000008030 700__ $$aShukhobodskaia, Daria 000008030 700__ $$aMillas, Dimitrios 000008030 700__ $$aManeva, Yana 000008030 773__ $$tU.K. Space Weather and Space Environment meeting at Sheffield 000008030 8560_ $$flukas.vinoelst@ksb-orb.be 000008030 8564_ $$s7544508$$uhttp://publi2-as.oma.be/record/8030/files/Lukas_Vinoelst_2025-09-09_16h30.pdf 000008030 8564_ $$s10278$$uhttp://publi2-as.oma.be/record/8030/files/Lukas_Vinoelst_2025-09-09_16h30.gif?subformat=icon$$xicon 000008030 8564_ $$s8178$$uhttp://publi2-as.oma.be/record/8030/files/Lukas_Vinoelst_2025-09-09_16h30.jpg?subformat=icon-180$$xicon-180 000008030 906__ $$aContributed 000008030 980__ $$aCTALKCONT