Scientists of several countries will be in Brazil to present researches regarding to solar changeability influence on geophysics and heliospheric phenomena. The International Living With a Star – ILWS, from October 4 to 9, in Ubatuba (SP), is sponsored by National Institute for Space Research (INPE), and by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA.
The event will discuss about the following themes: Influence of the geomagnetic and solar activity on the earth climate; Magnetosphere; ionosphere; heliosphere; electrodynamics of low latitude, and severe magnetic thunderstorm.
Phenomena as severe geomagnetic thunderstorm, which happen when energetic particles and very intense magnetic fields emitted by Sun cross the interplanetary and Interact with the Earth geomagnetic Field, might cause damage in satellites and affect the telecommunications and the Global Positioning System.
INPE studies the basic process of the sun-Earth interaction through computational observation and simulation. Cooperating with foreign institutions, researchers make use of geomagnetic observatories and satellite data to studying the solar activity of interplanetary system, the earth magnetic field and the ionosphere conditions as well.
For more information please visit www.dge.inpe.br/maghel/ilws
Source: INPE