Radiation Belt Data Assimilation (Radbelt-DA)
RADBELT-DA applies data assimilation techniques to improve radiation belt forecasts to protect satellites from space weather damage and service disruption.
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BAS scientist awarded Gold Medal by Royal Astronomical Society
Read more of: BAS scientist awarded Gold Medal by Royal Astronomical SocietyThe Royal Astronomical Society has awarded the 2022 Gold Medal for Geophysics to Professor Richard B Horne for his outstanding contributions to our understanding of the physics underlying space weather. […]
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Appleton Prize awarded to Professor Richard Horne
Read more of: Appleton Prize awarded to Professor Richard HorneBritish Antarctic Survey is pleased to announce the Appleton Prize 2020 has been awarded to Professor Richard Horne, Head of the Space Weather and Atmosphere science team at British Antarctic […]
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Space weather causes radiation damage to satellites
Read more of: Space weather causes radiation damage to satellitesThe use of electric propulsion for raising satellites into geostationary orbit can result in significant solar cell degradation according to a new study. The extended journey results in greater exposure […]
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A new way to create Saturn’s radiation belts
Read more of: A new way to create Saturn’s radiation beltsA team of international scientists from BAS, University of Iowa and GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences has discovered a new method to explain how radiation belts are formed around […]
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Satellites more at risk from fast solar wind than a major space storm
Read more of: Satellites more at risk from fast solar wind than a major space stormSatellites are more likely to be at risk from high-speed solar wind than a major geomagnetic storm according to a new UK-US study published this week in the Journal Space […]
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Extreme Space Weather
Read more of: Extreme Space WeatherConcern at government level in the UK is such that severe space weather was added to the UK’s National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies.
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Relocation of Halley Research Station
Read more of: Relocation of Halley Research StationBritish Antarctic Survey is getting ready to move its Halley VI Research Station 23 km across the ice. This is the first time that the station, which has a re-locatable […]
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Documentary follows BBC’s Peter Gibbs back to the ice
Read more of: Documentary follows BBC’s Peter Gibbs back to the iceBBC Horizon documentary ‘Ice Station Antarctica’ to be broadcast on Wednesday 4 May at 8pm, BBC2.
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Electron Acceleration in the Radiation Belts of Earth, Jupiter & Saturn
Read more of: Electron Acceleration in the Radiation Belts of Earth, Jupiter & SaturnThis project explored the radiation belts of the Earth, Jupiter and Saturn to help set new research goals for future spacecraft missions to the planets and develop computer models that will be of direct use to the space insurance, satellite construction and satellite service industries.