Improved modelling capabilities, new sources of satellite data and an increasing vulnerability of technological systems has led to a greater awareness of space weather over the last decade. Despite this improved profile, many people don’t really know what the term “space weather” actually means. This meeting presents an overview of the subject and investigates how it influences the earth, its atmosphere and the local space environment.

Meeting organiser: Dr Mike Keil, Met Office

Introduction Dr Mike Keil, Met Office

What is space weather? Dr Juha-Pekka Luntama, Finnish Meteorological Institute

Cluster ion production in the lower troposphere and clouds, Dr Giles Harrison, University of Reading

Detecting the sun’s influence on earth’s climate, Dr Gareth Jones, Met Office

The Earth’s thermosphere and coupling to the Sun: does the stratosphere – and troposphere – care? Prof Alan Aylward, University College London

The Van Allen radiation belts, history, satellite anomalies and impact on the atmosphere, Dr Richard Horne, British Antarctic Survey

Practical applications of space weather, Dr Jean Lilensten, Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble

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Free:

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