“COMESEP 2nd Year Progress Meeting”, Zagreb Observatory, Zagreb, Croatia. 15 – 19 April 2013.

Tools for forecasting geomagnetic storms and solar energetic particle (SEP) radiation storms are and have been developed under the three-year EU FP7 COMESEP (COronal Mass Ejections and Solar Energetic Particles) collaborative project. To enhance our understanding of the 3D kinematics and interplanetary propagation of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), the structure, propagation and evolution of CMEs have been investigated. In parallel, the sources and propagation of SEPs have been examined and modeled. In its final year, the validation and implementation of the produced tools into an operational space weather alert system is now underway. Geomagnetic and SEP radiation storm alerts are being based on the COMESEP definition of risk. The COMESEP alert system will provide notifications for the space weather community. To achieve this the system relies on both models and data, the latter including near real-time data as well as historical data. One of the important outcomes of the scientific analysis has been to identify key ingredients that lead to magnetic storms and SEP events.

List of participants – COMESEP 2nd Year Progress Meeting

 

Brajša	Roman	Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy	Zagreb	Croatia
Calders	Stijn	Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy	Brussels	Belgium
Calogovic	Jaša	Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy	Zagreb	Croatia
Crosby	Norma	Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy	Brussels	Belgium
Dalla	Silvia	University of Central Lancashire	Preston	UK
Dierckxsens	Mark	Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy	Brussels	Belgium
Dumbovic	Mateja	Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy	Zagreb	Croatia
Lefevre	Laure	Royal Observatory of Belgium	Brussels	Belgium
Lygeros	Nik	National Observatory of Athens	Athens	Greece
Malandraki	Olga	National Observatory of Athens	Athens	Greece
Marsh	Mike	University of Central Lancashire	Preston	UK
Patsou	Ioanna	National Observatory of Athens	Athens	Greece
Rodriguez	Luciano	Royal Observatory of Belgium	Brussels	Belgium
Rollett	Tanja	University of Graz	Graz	Austria
Sudar	Davor	Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy	Zagreb	Croatia
Tziotziou	Kostas	National Observatory of Athens	Athens	Greece
Vennerstrom	Susanne	DTU	Kgs. Lyngb	Denmark
Verbanac	Giuliana	Department of geophysics, Faculty of sci	Zagreb	Croatia
Veronig	Astrid	University of Graz	Graz	Austria
Vršnak	Bojan	Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy	Zagreb	Croatia
Žic	Tomislav	Hvar Observatory, Faculty of Geodesy	Zagreb	Croatia