Solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CME) can significantly influence interplanetary space, the near-Earth environment, and the atmosphere. These phenomena can have serious implications for humans at Earth affecting satellites, astronauts, telecommunications and electric grids, and perhaps even weather and climate. Together with your team, you will make a case study of particular interplanetary CME (ICME) and solar energetic particle (SEP) events and their effect on the Earth's environment, with a focus on the atmosphere. You can employ a wide variety of different observations, reanalysis, and model data in your analysis, and your Team Supervisor will guide you in your use of these resources. Your chosen events could also be studied in relation to cosmic ray variations or so-called Forbush Decrease events, caused by ICMEs passing the Earth. Students may study connections between these events and properties of the Earth's atmosphere (wind, pressure, clouds etc.). The team will have a choice to decide in which direction they will develop their research with the aim of outlining a serious research project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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