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SPACE.WEATHER@Belgium

SPACE.WEATHER@Belgium. S. Poedts Centre for Plasma Astrophsyics, Leuven (B). 2006/06/29. Projects@CPA. Multi-disciplinary Research on Solar Astrophysics and Space Weather , KULeuven project (GOA2004/01, 2004- 2008) Solar Drivers of Space Weather , Prodex 8 project with

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SPACE.WEATHER@Belgium

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  1. SPACE.WEATHER@Belgium S. Poedts Centre for Plasma Astrophsyics, Leuven (B) 2006/06/29

  2. Projects@CPA • Multi-disciplinary Research on Solar Astrophysics and • Space Weather, KULeuven project (GOA2004/01, 2004- • 2008) • Solar Drivers of Space Weather, Prodex 8 project with • ROB, BISA, VKI (2005-2007) • SWAP preparation to exploitation, Prodex 8 project with • ROB (2005-2006) on the `Sun Watcher using Active Pixel • system detector and image processing' solar imager in the • EUV (PROBA 2) • Space Weather: the role of coronal mass ejections, FWO • project (2005-2006) on MHD+ modeling of SW and CMEs 2006/06/29

  3. Status: 3D! 2006/06/29

  4. “The Solar-Terrestrial Center of Excellence*” The creation of a European space weather center in Brussels D. Berghmans (Royal Observatory of Belgium) * Working Title 2006/06/29

  5. Concept • An integration of the existing Belgian research groups in one overarching structure: the STCE • Stabilization and consolidation of the existing know-how scattered over different institutes • Long term funding

  6. Core partners • BISA (SPENVIS, SWENET, etc) • RMI (VIRGO, Dourbes, ionosonde, etc) • ROB (Sunspot WDC, Regional Warning Center, GPS EUREF, etc) Current joint projects: PICARD (CMS), SIDC, PROBA2, UV forecasting

  7. Steering committee: Draft Management structure Executive committee: Actual list is TBD,just examples Working Teams Solar constant team Solar atmosphere team Solar wind team Tech Support Space missions Ionosphereteam … Data storagedistribution PublicOutreach Real Time Fore-cast-monitoring Teams focusing on fundamental research Teams focusing on scientific services Annual Work Plan Work package per teamresources per team Resources (expertise, people, Euros) BISA ROB RMI External funding Actions 1,2,3,4,5,6 Belgian universities Non-Belgianinstitutes

  8. Some highlights • 11new (extra) senior scientists • 3x12 months visiting fellows (sabbaticals) per year • 2 EPO specialists • Consolidation of space weather services • Consolidation of space projects personnel (~30 people) • Participation of external groups (also non-Belgian) is foreseen

  9. Goals • To become the European central node for space weather activities • To build up a critical mass for large projects (EU funding) or strategically important activities (e.g. ESA Solar Orbiter) • To provide equivalent services as NOAA/SEC • To conduct space weather relevant research

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