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4DSpace: integrated study for space weather at high latitudes

Project description

Improved space weather models at high latitudes

The polar ionosphere is a dynamic region that readily responds to changes in solar irradiance, the solar wind, the magnetosphere and space plasma. Understanding the physical processes that give rise to the scintillation of radio wave signals that cross the ionosphere is key to determining space weather. The EU-funded POLAR-4DSpace project plans to investigate how auroral particle precipitations and geomagnetic activity create plasma irregularities at high latitudes and how these affect the global navigation satellite system. The project integrates in situ measurements of plasma from sounding rockets, numerical simulations and statistical analysis with ground- and satellite-based observations at both hemispheres. The results will provide a valuable foundation for developing accurate space weather models that will increase the security of operations in the polar regions.

Host institution

UNIVERSITETET I OSLO
Net EU contribution
€ 1 999 111,00
Address
Problemveien 5-7
0313 Oslo
Norway

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Region
Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (1)

UNIVERSITETET I OSLO
Norway
Net EU contribution
€ 1 999 111,00
Address
Problemveien 5-7
0313 Oslo

See on map

Region
Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00