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Project Coordinator

Manolis K. Georgoulis
Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics
Academy of Athens, Greece
manolis.georgoulis@academyofathens.gr
+30-210-6597103

Project Scientist                   

D. Shaun Bloomfield
School of Physics
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
shaun.bloomfield@tcd.ie
+353-1896-3281

About FLARECAST

Factsheet    FLARECAST at a glance


 

Interviews

Interview with Manolis Georgoulis, Greece

2214c7bSince the dawn of the space age, we have become increasingly dependent on a reliable forecasting system for solar activity, says FLARECAST project coordinator Dr. Manolis K. Georgoulis. He is one of the few solar physicists worldwide specialized in flare prediction. In this interview, he explains how explosions close to the solar surface – flares – can affect life on Earth and why it is important to gain a better understanding of the physics of the Sun.

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Interview with André Csillaghy, Switzerland

Die Welt wird immer vernetzter. Die dafür notwendige technische Infrastruktur ist empfindlich und kann vom Weltraumwetter gestört werden, sagt Prof. Dr. André Csillaghy, der Verantwortliche für das Schweizer FLARECAST-Team. In diesem Interview erklärt er, was das Weltraumwetter mit uns zu tun hat und wer Interesse an einem zuverlässigen Vorhersagesystem hat.

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Background Information

What is    space weather?

What are    solar flares? (second tab)

How we    forecast flares (third tab)

Current space weather prediction centres


 

Multimedia Gallery

Flares
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Credit: NASA/SDO

 

Magnetograms

 

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Credit: Paul A. Higgins

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