Solar Terrestrial Physics Research Programme

Head of programme: Professor Rickard Lundin

Picture of the Viking satellite Picture of the Astrid-1 satellite Picture of the Munin satellite

The first Swedish
satellite Viking

The first Swedish
microsatellite Astrid-1

The Swedish student
nanosatellite Munin

The programme conducts research into aspects of the sun, the solar corona and the space environment, including the solar wind s interaction with satellites, the Earth and its magnetosphere.

Objectives

The objectives of the programme are to:

Improve our understanding of basic space plasma physics phenomena in the solar-terrestrial environment, with focus on problems related with the variable Sun and its influence on the Earth, its atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere;
Improve our understanding of the long-term solar variability and how it affects the Earth, human society, technological systems and climate;
Communicate our knowledge about solar-terrestrial relations to Swedish society.

External links

Conferences

Minutes (access to STP members only)

Created: /UB. Last change: Webmaster*irf.se, 2009-07-14.


The first Swedish satellite Viking	The first Swedish microsatellite Astrid-1	The Swedish student nanosatellite Munin