The role of space science in space weather specification: an illustration with auroral studies

Space weather predictions and forecasts are now understood to be essential for protection of both the ground-based and space-based technical systems from their hazardous effects. In this article an attempt is made to point out the importance of the role of space science community in the starting of a National Space Weather Service, by exemplifying the specifications made about the ionospheric conductivity from the recent auroral studies.