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EU funding (€2,998,750): LOFAR for Space Weather Hor1 Dec 2017 EU Research and Innovation programme "Horizon"
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LOFAR for Space Weather
TThe LOFAR for Space Weather (LOFAR4SW) design proposal will deliver the full conceptual and technical design for creating a new leading-edge European research facility for space weather science. Space weather research is prominent in international research programmes (e.g., H2020, ESA, WMO, COSPAR), because of its high societal relevance: vital infrastructures depend on technology that is vulnerable to the impact of space weather events, particularly geomagnetic storms related to solar outbursts. The implemented LOFAR4SW facility will enable high-impact solar and space weather research, and will uniquely provide the missing link of global measurements of the interplanetary magnetic field – a key parameter in forecasting the severity of geomagnetic storms. The LOFAR4SW design project maximally leverages the infrastructure and technology of LOFAR; now the world’s foremost low frequency radio astronomy telescope and a widely recognised enabler of innovation. Designing a significant upgrade in hardware, algorithms, and software will allow to create, at a fraction of the cost of building a new facility, a large scale cutting-edge research facility providing simultaneous independent access to both the radio astronomy and the space weather research communities. For the LOFAR4SW systems design approach, the consortium has a powerful combination of partners, with clear, focused work packages that engage science experts motivated by the physical research challenges and with up-to-date knowledge of the data analysis methods, and link these to engineers intimately familiar with LOFAR and highly experienced in low frequency and data-intensive processing techniques. Emphasis will also be placed on Dissemination of designed data analysis methods to prepare prospective users, on Governance development with stakeholders and policy makers to ensure a support base for a smooth evolution of the LOFAR facility, and on Outreach to promote wider public awareness of space weather issues.
Funded Companies:
| Company name | Funding amount |
| Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS | €0.00 |
| Centrum Badan Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk | €265,000 |
| Chalmers Tekniska Hogskola AB | €162,500 |
| Observatoire de Paris | €591,250 |
| STICHTING INTERNATIONAL LOFAR TELESCOPE | €5,300.00 |
| STICHTING NEDERLANDSE WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK INSTITUTEN | €1,005,950 |
| The Provost, Fellows Foundation Scholars & the Other Members of Board, of the College of the Holy & Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth Near Dublin | €225,000 |
| United Kingdom Research and Innovation | €483,750 |
| UNIVERSITAET BIELEFELD | €260,000 |
Source: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/777442
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