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About ISWC

The First Indian Space Weather Conference (ISWC-2022) is aimed to bring together the researchers working in different domains of the variations in the Sun that are responsible for causing disturbances in the interplanetary medium, effects in the magnetosphere and the ionosphere-thermosphere-atmosphere systems of the Earth and other planets. The variations originating from the Sun also affect planets and solar system bodies like Moon with thin/no atmosphere and/or no magnetosphere. The active solar regions often result in highly transient and explosive events, such as, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, etc. The magnetic fields in these active regions open up into the interplanetary space, release transient massive outflows like, jets, high speed solar wind streams, and co-rotating Interaction regions. Determining the effects of energy deposition, exchange of momentum across different spatial and temporal scales are crucial aspects in the investigations of the Sun-planet systems under varying space weather conditions. Planets having their own magnetosphere are much more dynamic as compared to those without it. The energetics of the particles after interaction with the planetary magnetospheres gets modified and most often is accelerated to very high energies which can affect many space systems orbiting at these altitudes. Hence, it is extremely pertinent now, than ever before, to understand the solar-terrestrial interactions that drive changes in the charged and neutral particle environments around the Earth as well as other planets, where man-made assets (spacecrafts) lie. With several space missions being planned for solar, terrestrial, and planetary studies, it is expected that this annual conference will specifically focus on the space weather science and applications.

The ISWC-2022 will be held during 11 – 12 January 2022 in Online mode, and will be a part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of PRL.

The topics to be covered by ISWC-2022 would include, but not limited to, space weather drivers and processes, impact of space weather on the Earth and other planetary bodies, effects on satellite-based communication and navigation systems, space weather induced disturbances, new developments & progress on ground- and space-based experiments. Research papers dealing with observations, simulations, and modeling pertaining to any of the above mentioned aspects of Sun-Planet system, and development of instruments for space weather studies, and related areas are solicited.


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