Objective In this call the EU supports activities strengthening space foundations reducing the vulnerability of space assets from space weather events. Solar activity affects the entire Earth environment from the magnetosphere down to the ionosphere and even to the lower atmosphere climate system. The natural hazards of space weather do not only modify the atmosphere but also can catastrophically disrupt the operations of many technological systems, thus causing disruption to people's lives and jobs. The AFFECTS collaborative project uniquely addresses these key topics through state of the art analysis and modeling of the Sun-Earth Chain of Effects on the Earth's ionosphere and their subsequent impacts on communication systems. Multipoint space observations enable world-leading experts at the highest level of interdisciplinary excellence to forecast the relevant space weather effects on the ionosphere quantitatively. The unique set of measurements from satellites in different orbits is complemented by dedicated ground-based monitoring of auroral electrojet and ionospheric activity. The AFFECTS team consists of key European space weather research teams and the US Space Weather Prediction Center of NOAA. To date no dedicated space weather forecast system for ionospheric applications exists in an operational manner, and thus this project would lead to an entirely new capability in Europe that is not only important for society but also does not exist elsewhere. AFFECTS is an unprecedented project which in time of the expected next solar maximum around 2012 will provide advanced prediction, assessment and early warning capabilities of disruptive space weather events that are expected to be particularly poignant to society and thereby meets the needs of Europe’s community of users. AFFECTS will provide Europe with the first advanced early warning and space weather forecast system to help European citizens mitigating the impact on its communication systems. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologyengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technologynatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomygalactic astronomysolar physicsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographynatural disasters Programme(s) FP7-SPACE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space Topic(s) SPA.2010.2.3-1 - Security of space assets from space weather events Call for proposal FP7-SPACE-2010-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAT GOTTINGEN STIFTUNG OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS EU contribution € 616 500,00 Address WILHELMSPLATZ 1 37073 Gottingen Germany See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Göttingen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Hiltraud Casper-Hehne (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all KONINKLIJKE STERRENWACHT VAN BELGIE Belgium EU contribution € 394 616,00 Address Avenue Circulaire 3 1180 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact David Berghmans (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE AND THE NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY OF UKRAINE Ukraine EU contribution € 150 000,00 Address GLUSHKOV PROSPEKT 40 BUILD 4 1 03680 Kyiv See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Aleksei Parnowski (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 177 518,00 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maximilian Steiert (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET Norway EU contribution € 238 800,00 Address HANSINE HANSENS VEG 14 9019 Tromso See on map Region Norge Nord-Norge Troms og Finnmark Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Angelique Prick (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany EU contribution € 399 959,00 Address LINDER HOHE 51147 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Doris Hiepe (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AIRBUS DS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 22 500,00 Address ROBERT KOCH STRASSE 1 82024 TAUFKIRCHEN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Axel Wagner Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
