Objective Solar active regions are the source of many energetic and geo-effective events such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Understanding how these complex source regions evolve and produce these events is of fundamental importance, not only to solar physics, but also to the demands of space weather forecasting. As we are becoming more aware of the local inhomogeneity in the magnetic field configuration of active region, I propose to investigate the physical properties of complexity using new multifractal and multiscale algorithms. These will ultimately provide precise and accurate estimates of the fractality, turbulence energy spectrum, neutral line and flux emergence components of active regions. The correlation of these parameters with solar activity will provide a flare-prediction tool based on a causal understanding of the Sun. This represents a non-phenomenological approach to describing and understanding active region evolution and the conditions that result in energy release. I will further develop these tools in a general sense to study any self-organised, turbulent system. This work is vital to the European community as evidenced by the recent ESA Space Weather Working Team and the Pathfinder Initiative to study complex systems. I also envisage career training in developing my supervisory, grant-writing, interdisciplinary, and conference-organising skills, allowing me to extend and diversify my knowledge to a level of professional maturity whereby I can successfully continue research in a tenure track academic post at a European research institute. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomygalactic astronomysolar physicsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologysolar radiationnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologyseismologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologybiospheranatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesnatural satellites Keywords Complexity Flare Forecasts Image Processing Algorithms Multifractal Multiscalar Solar Physics Space Weather Turbulence Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-2.1 - Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (EIF) Call for proposal FP6-2005-MOBILITY-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme EIF - Marie Curie actions-Intra-European Fellowships Coordinator THE PROVOST, FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN.(HEREINAFTER CALLED TCD) Address 2 college green Dublin Ireland See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00
