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Physics of the inner magnetosphere
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Theory M research is focused on the earth's magnetosphere and the related aspects of space weather. Specifically, we aim to develop a computational module representing the Earth's magnetosphere, including the inner plasma sheet, ring current, and Birkeland, or magnetic field aligned,...The Space Physics Laboratory (LMSPL) is a Department within Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Company's Advanced Technology Center.
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Group investigates current research topics in space plasmas. Since the 1972 discovery of Oxygen in the Earth's magnetosphere by this group, we have been a leader in the investigation of plasma composition in the Earth's magnetosphere and near comets. We...Space Plasma Physics at RAL. Plasma, Research fields, People, Space missions with which the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is or has been involved.
http://sspg1.bnsc.rl.ac.uk/
This investigation is part of the International Solar Terrestrial Project (ISTP). The program combines satellite and ground based observations with theory and modeling to better understand the energetics and dynamics of the near Earth environment.
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ISTP/GGS MAMI Welcome to the home page of the MAMI investigation at the Geophysical Institute (Space Physics Group) of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. This investigation is part of the International Solar Terrestrial Project (ISTP This program combines satellite and ground based...Homepage of Imperial College's Space Physics group
http://www.sp.ph.ic.ac.uk
SPP Group conducts research in many areas of space and plasma physics
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SPP Homepage Group conducts research in many areas of space and plasma physics within the Department of Physics and the Department of Astronomy....Magnetospheric physics with the 4 CLUSTER satellites
http://sci.esa.int/cluster/
Satellite and sounding rocket experiments
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UNH Experimental Space Plasma Group Please click here if you are using Netscape 4.7x...Site of the University of Iowa research group describes various undertaken space plasma wave projects including those involving Earth-orbiting and planetary spacecraft.
http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/plasma-wave/home.html
A NASA-Glenn Research Center site devoted to microgravity and combustion science experiments.
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Microgravity Combustion Science This directorate includes several programs, including the Human Systems Research and Technology Development Program. This program, in turn, consists of two areas: Human Health and Performance Life Support and Habitation Technologies and Knowledge Researchers in microgravity combustion science at NASA...Global magnetosphere simulations.
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Research Profile: The UCLA Space Plasma Simulations Group They saw the effects of solar storms propagating earthward, manifested in giant, scintillating auroral displays, great rippling and crackling curtains of light in the sky. Research into the dramatic plasma environment of the planet began with studies of the aurorae...The site describes a number of UCSD projects on solar and heliospheric physics including the solar mass ejection imager and space weather forecasting.
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Solar and Heliospheric Physics Home Page ...The site offers an extensive introduction to the sun and space weather, including news stories and related projects.
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NASA/Marshall Solar Physics Center was formed in the early 1970's in conjunction with the Apollo Skylab Mission. These pages contain an overview of solar physics itself along with highlights of our own work, our current projects, and possible future missions. Sun Facts Solar...A short tutorial (in English and Spanish) about the Sun and solar effects on Earth prepared at the Space Environment Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Primer on the Solar Space Environment Sun is overwhelmingly important to life on Earth, but few of us have been given a good description of our star and its variations. The Sun is an average star, similar to millions of others in the Universe. It is...Simulations of space plasmas and experimental spacecraft data analysis.
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We welcome applications for PPARC funded studentships for postgraduate research. The Space Plasma Group carries out research into the naturally occurring plasmas which pervade the solar system. We use state of the art numerical simulation and analysis of data from...Tutorial on many types of plasmas by Contemporary Physics Education Project.
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Plasmas the 4th State of Matter Plasmas consist of freely moving charged particles, i.e electrons and ions. Formed at high temperatures when electrons are stripped from neutral atoms, plasmas are common in nature. For instance, stars are predominantly plasma. Plasmas are the Fourth State of Matter...Tutorial on solar wind, calendar of solar wind meetings and activities, links to solar wind news articles.
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NASA's Cosmicopia Sun Solar Wind Solar wind is the plasma of charged particles (protons, electrons, and heavier ionized atoms) coming out of the Sun in all directions at very high speeds an average of about 400 km/sec, almost a million mph! It is responsible for...The company provides modelling and numerical simulations for space plasmas related issues.
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Innovative SCience Applications and Technology Div presented their projects at the APS (American Physical Society) Conference, Savannah, Georgia, USA. P. K. Shukla and G. Sorasio visited UCSD, La Jolla, CA, for Cooperative research. P. K. Shukla has been appointed Co-Director of the Plasma Physics Activity...Space Science and Technology Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory C strategy and planning research and facilities what´s new press office publications and education vacancies quick links contacts Rutherford Appleton LaboratoryHistory, facts and figuresThe CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is located in Oxfordshire, near Didcot, and is conveniently situated for air,...Science projects: Investigations of the auroral phenomenon, magnetic fields and electrodynamics of dense interstellar plasma clouds. Based at the Alfvén Laboratory, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Alfven Laboratory The research programme is characterized by an intense international collaboration and by a fruitful interaction between space experiments and theoretical research. Space experiments, with instruments developed for in situ measurements of electric fields, magnetic fields, density and temperature, are carried...