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Space Weather and Europe -
an Educational Tool with the Sun

SWEETS 2007
Europäische UnionEU Science WeekSIXTH Framework Programme

SWEETS Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Rainer Hippler
Institut für Physik
Universität Greifswald
Felix-Hausdorff-Str.6
17489 Greifswald
Germany

E-mail: Hippler@physik.uni-greifswald.de

Telephone: +49-3834-864780
Telefax: +49-3834-864701

IHYUniversität Greifswaldesa
1ADLRTZVGRUEN
Observatoire ParisSternwarte Greifswald
IEP SASUNI Szczecinski
AndoyaRWC
TurkyCentro de Astrofisica
LeuwenCPA
UNI LatviensisSeibersdorf
Austria Research Center

Space Weather and Europe - an Educational Tool with the Sun (SWEETS)

Space Weather and Europe - an Education Tool with the Sun (SWEETS) is related to Space Weather and Solar Activity.

SWEETS is funded by the European Commission within the 6th framework programme.

SWEETS is supported by COST actions 724 & 296 and by the International Heliophysical Year (IHY) 2007.

Space Weather

Space weather is defined by the conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, the Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere. Space weather is primarily an astronomical phenomenon due to solar activity and cosmic rays and its study is by nature interdisciplinary and encompasses various fields of physics, engineering, and human activity. As such, space weather has significant impacts on our technological infrastructure, in particular on communication and navigation systems, has caused satellite failures and losses, electricity cut-offs, increases pipeline corrosion, and enhanced radiation exposure to aircraft crew and passengers and to astronauts.

SWEETS

SWEETS is a public outreach activity and encompasses some of the activities of the International Heliophysical Year (IHY). The SWEETS consortium has 17 members from all over Europe including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Turkey.

SWEETS Activities

Main activities of SWEETS are

  1. Organisation of a Space Weather Science Festival/Forum and a Space Weather Fair during the European Science Week in November 2007 featuring
  2. a "Solar Storm" dance show, and
  3. a video link connecting to the Muon Space Weather Telescope Site in Hobart (Australia),
  4. a Space Weather mobile bus tour through Europe including a Space Weather poster panel exhibiton,
  5. Support of local science festivals on Space Weather all over Europe,
  6. Organisation of a web quiz on Space Weather. Local winners are invited by participating institutions, the main winner was invited to a
  7. Rocket launch at Andoya Rocket Range (Norway) in August 2007
  8. a "Space Weather" film,
  9. a Space Weather Planetarium show, and
  10. a Space Weather DVD.

SWEETS Final Report (pdf, 10 MB)