Climate change to increase lifetime of space pollution
Satellites face greater chances of collision with space debris as a result of reduced density in the upper atmosphere. Increasing levels of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere will result in […]
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Atmospheric warming impacts on satellite debris
Read more of: Atmospheric warming impacts on satellite debrisJoule Heating investigated how space weather affects the upper atmosphere’s ability to slow down orbiting satellite debris.
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Thermospheric Heating Modes and Effects on Satellites (THeMES)
Read more of: Thermospheric Heating Modes and Effects on Satellites (THeMES)Using meteorological statistical techniques, THeMES aimed to improve satellite trajectory predictions and identify which orbital paths face the greatest risk from space weather disturbances.
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SuperDARN
Read more of: SuperDARNThe Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) has been operating as an international co-operative organisation for over 25 years, and has proved to be one of the most successful tools for studying dynamical processes in the Earth’s magnetosphere, ionosphere, and neutral atmosphere.
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Arctic atmosphere and space weather research facilities
Read more of: Arctic atmosphere and space weather research facilitiesThe UK EISCAT support group (UKESG) is a collaboration between the British Antarctic Survey and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, funded via the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS).
