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Protecting space assets from high energy particles by developing European dynamic modelling and forecasting capabilities
Start date:2011-03-01
End date:2014-02-28
Project Acronym:SPACECAST
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Ian |
Polaris House, North Star Avenue SWINDON WILTSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM Region: |
| Tel:+44-122-3221302 | |
| Fax:+44-122-3221516 | |
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| URL:http://www.nerc.ac.uk | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
Solar activity can trigger sporadic bursts of energetic particles and increase the number of high energy (MeV) particles trapped inside the Earth's radiation belts. These high energy particles cause damage to satellites and are a hazard for manned spaceflight and aviation. They are difficult to predict due to uncertainties over the basic physical processes, and the need to access reliable data in real time. European space policy is committed to the Galileo radio navigation system consisting of 30 satellites, the use of space assets to protect the security of its citizens (GMES), and a strong and competitive space industry.
It is therefore imperative that Europe develops the means to protect these space assets from all forms of space weather hazards, and especially now as solar activity will increase to a maximum over the next few years and will increase the hazard risk. This proposal will draw together European and international partners to increase knowledge, reduce uncertainty, and to develop a forecasting capability. We will undertake targeted studies of particle source, transport, acceleration and loss processes in the Earth's radiation belts to improve understanding of how they respond to solar activity.
We will transform research models into space weather models to forecast the radiation belts in near real time, and provide alerts for periods of high risk to stakeholders. We will test models of how solar energetic particles are accelerated by shocks in the solar wind, and are transported through the interplanetary medium, in order to improve engineering tools for predicting the intensity and fluence of solar energetic particle events. We will develop a stakeholder community for valuable feedback and deliver the results in a form accessible to the public. The project will deliver a space weather forecasting capability that will continue beyond the lifetime of the project and which will lay the foundation for an operational system.
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Project Details
Start date:2011-03-01
End date:2014-02-28
Duration:36 months
Project Reference:262468
Project cost:2539991 EURO
Project Funding:1965071 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SPACE
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Security of space assets from space weather events
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
URL:http://fp7-spacecast.eu/
Subject index:Security, Space & satellite research
Results for this Project
Other participants
| Organization name:HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO | |
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Name:Satu |
YLIOPISTONKATU HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO SUOMI/FINLAND Region: |
| Tel:+358-919150613 | |
| Fax:+358-919151080 | |
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| URL:http://www.helsinki.fi/university/ | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES | |
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Name:Jean-louis |
Avenue de la Division Leclerc CHATILLON FRANCE Region:CENTRE-EST RHÔNE-ALPES Isère |
| Tel:+33-562252530 | |
| Fax:+33-562252534 | |
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| URL:http://www.onera.fr | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:ILMATIETEEN LAITOS | |
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Name:Leena |
Erik Palmenin aukio HELSINKI SUOMI/FINLAND Region:MANNER-SUOMI UUSIMAA |
| Tel:+358-919292370 | |
| Fax:+358-919292303 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.fmi.fi | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA | |
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Name:Xavier |
GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 08007 BARCELONA ESPAÑA Region:ESTE CATALUÑA Barcelona |
| Tel:+34-934035385 | |
| Fax:+34-934489434 | |
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| Organization name:KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN | |
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Name:Myriam |
Oude Markt LEUVEN BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:VLAAMS GEWEST VLAAMS BRABANT Leuven |
| Tel:+32-16320623 | |
| Fax:+32-16326515 | |
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| URL:http://www.kuleuven.be | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:DH CONSULTANCY BVBA | |
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Name:Daniel |
DIESTSESTRAAT LEUVEN BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:VLAAMS GEWEST VLAAMS BRABANT Leuven |
| Tel:+32-16225860 | |
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| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.dhconsultancy.com | Organization Type: |
Record control number:97973
