Space weather and europe

Objective

The project aims to promoting and raising public awareness during the European Science and Technology Week in November 2002 on the topic of "space weather", an astronomical phenomenon due to Sun cycle activities (solar flares, Coronal mass ejections) .Until now this phenomenon is not really known to a larger public . However like other astronomical phenomena and topics it bears a great potential for public interest. Space weather can have significant impacts on every day life (electricity cut offs, telecommunication satellite damages, changes on the accuracy of GPS navigation satellite signals). The objective is to promote also European Scientific Excellence on this subject and to encourage the ESA-EU cooperation in space related matters. Various multimedia means (Video, CD-ROM, Internet, connection to International Space Station) will be used at the Space Weather during ESTW.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › astronautical engineering › spacecraft
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › internet
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › satellite technology
• natural sciences › physical sciences › astronomy › galactic astronomy › solar physics

Programme(s)

• FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002)

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

ACM - Preparatory, accompanying and support measures

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD

Address

Domstrasse 10a
17487 Greifswald
Germany

Participants (11)

ARCHENHOLD-STERNWARTE UND ZEISS-GROSSPLANETARIUM BERLIN

Germany

Address

Prenzlauer Allee 80
10405 Berlin

EDGAR FORSCHBACH

Germany

Address

Auguste-viktoria-strasse 20
50321 Bruehl

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

Netherlands

Address

Keplerlaan 1
2200 AG Noordwijck

FOERDERVEREIN DER ARCHENHOLD-STERNWARTE UND DES ZEISS-GROSSPLANETARIUM BERLIN E.V.

Germany

Address

Alt-treptow 1
12435 Berlin

IEEA - INFORMATIQUE, ELECTROMAGNETISME, ELECTRONIQUE, ANALYSE NUMERIQUE

France

Address

Boulevard Saint Denis 293
Courbevoie

Links

INSTITUT FUER KOMMUNIKATION UND STRUKTURFORSCHUNG, I. & M. BAIER GBR

Germany

Address

Gerhart-hauptmann-strasse 16
14558 Bergholz-rehbr Cke

MARION JENRICH

Germany

Address

Dietrich-bonhoeffer-strasse 2
10407 Berlin

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

Germany

Address

Max-planck-strasse 2
37191 Katlenburg-lindau

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften eV

Germany

Address

Giessenbachstraße
85748 Garching Bei München

SWISS RE AG

Switzerland

Address

Mythenquai 50/60
8022 Zurich

UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN

Poland

Address

Wielkoplska 15
70 451 Szczecin