Exploiting space weather simulations and observations with data analysis KU Leuven
The field of space weather studies the effects of highly energetic phenomena created by the Sun on the near Earth space environment. High velocity plasma emanated by the Sun travels through the interplanetary space and interacts with the magnetic field of the Earth. Sometimes it causes magnetic reconnection, a restructuring of the magnetic field lines. This disturbs our natural magnetic field, allowing high-energetic particles from the solar ...