Name of the chief coordinator: Remya Bhanu

Name of the members: B. Jayashree, Prasanth Kumar Tiwari and Mr. Rajendra Singh Rawat

Introduction: 
Space weather events are extremely hazardous to a variety of critical infrastructure on the ground and in space due to the entry of highly energetic particles into the Earth’s atmosphere. Such phenomena are capable of causing magnetic and electric field disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere system, leading to generation of currents which in turn can cause radio blackouts, disruptions to communication and navigation systems, radiation dosages, etc. As we live in space era, the socio-economic hazards due to space weather events can cause multi-fold damage across the globe. As these phenomena involve broad range of spatio-temporal scales, satellite observations has its own limitations. Hence modeling will be the best tool to study such a complex system. 

Significance of research:
Geomagnetic storms are one of the manifestations of space weather phenomena. Though extreme geomagnetic storms are quite rare, satellites and communications systems can still be impacted by moderate or weakly intense storms due to the variability in the density and composition of the near-earth environment. Hence it is important to understand individual storm in detail to be able to forecast the impact of an upcoming storm. Physics-based and data-driven models will be extensively used for a better understanding of the geoeffectiveness of space weather events.

Contact details:
Name: Dr. Remya Bhanu
Email: remya[dot]bhanu[at]iigm[dot]res[dot]in