SPACECAST
Protecting space assets from high energy particles by developing European dynamic modelling and forecasting capabilities
| Coordinatore | NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
Organization address
address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Sito del progetto | http://fp7-spacecast.eu/ |
| Totale costo | 2˙539˙991 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙965˙071 € |
| Programma | FP7-SPACE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space |
| Code Call | FP7-SPACE-2010-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-03-01 - 2014-02-28 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
Organization address
address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue contact info |
UK (SWINDON WILTSHIRE) | coordinator | 693˙812.44 |
| 2 |
OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
Organization address
address: Avenue de la Division Leclerc 29 contact info |
FR (CHATILLON) | participant | 366˙000.00 |
| 3 |
ILMATIETEEN LAITOS
Organization address
address: Erik Palmenin aukio 1 contact info |
FI (HELSINKI) | participant | 360˙726.75 |
| 4 |
DH CONSULTANCY BVBA
Organization address
address: DIESTSESTRAAT 133 contact info |
BE (LEUVEN) | participant | 182˙000.00 |
| 5 |
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Organization address
address: GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | participant | 163˙540.45 |
| 6 |
HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO
Organization address
address: YLIOPISTONKATU 4 contact info |
FI (HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO) | participant | 118˙191.60 |
| 7 |
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
Organization address
address: Oude Markt 13 contact info |
BE (LEUVEN) | participant | 80˙800.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Solar activity can trigger sporadic bursts of energetic particles and increase the number of high energy (MeV) particles trapped inside the Earth’s radiation belts. These high energy particles cause damage to satellites and are a hazard for manned spaceflight and aviation. They are difficult to predict due to uncertainties over the basic physical processes, and the need to access reliable data in real time. European space policy is committed to the Galileo radionavigation system consisting of 30 satellites, the use of space assets to protect the security of its citizens (GMES), and a strong and competitive space industry. It is therefore imperative that Europe develops the means to protect these space assets from all forms of space weather hazards, and especially now as solar activity will increase to a maximum over the next few years and will increase the hazard risk. This proposal will draw together European and international partners to increase knowledge, reduce uncertainty, and to develop a forecasting capability. We will undertake targeted studies of particle source, transport, acceleration and loss processes in the Earth’s radiation belts to improve understanding of how they respond to solar activity. We will transform research models into space weather models to forecast the radiation belts in near real time, and provide alerts for periods of high risk to stakeholders. We will test models of how solar energetic particles are accelerated by shocks in the solar wind, and are transported through the interplanetary medium, in order to improve engineering tools for predicting the intensity and fluence of solar energetic particle events. We will develop a stakeholder community for valuable feedback and deliver the results in a form accessible to the public. The project will deliver a space weather forecasting capability that will continue beyond the lifetime of the project and which will lay the foundation for an operational system.'