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| SIREN – Space Ionizing Radiation Experts Nursery | |
| Space Ionizing Radiation Experts Nursery | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Langer Ronald |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2023 |
| Atmosférické elektrické pole a dynamika nabitých častíc a sekundárneho kozmického žiarenia vo vysokých horách | |
| Atmospheric electric field and dynamics of charged particles and secondary cosmic rays in high mountains | |
| Program: | Mobility |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Langer Ronald |
| Duration: | 1.1.2021 – 31.12.2022 |
| SIREN – Space Ionizing Radiation Experts Nursery | |
| Space Ionizing Radiation Experts Nursery | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Langer Ronald |
| Duration: | 1.1.2020 – 31.12.2022 |
| Atmosferická alektrina a sekundárne kozmické žiarenie | |
| Atmospheric electricity and secondary cosmic radiation | |
| Program: | Inter-academic agreement |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Langer Ronald |
| Annotation: | A continuation of recently started joint investigation into the relation between atmospheric electricity and dynamics, secondary cosmic radiation and space weather is proposed. A special focus will be paid to events that occur during thunderstorms, e.g., to enhanced count rates that were observed in particle detector SEVAN during periods of large electric fields, and search for a possible detection of particles during individual atmospheric discharges. The study will be based on measurements of electrostatic field, electromagnetic radiation from lightning, meteorological data, and energetic particles and gamma-rays on Lomnický peak. A further improvement and extension of measurement setup around Lomnický peak is anticipated. Atmospheric electric field will also be measured at several places in the Czech Republic. The main goal of the proposed project is a better understanding of mechanisms that couple atmospheric electricity and thunderstorms with energetic particles (radiation) and space weather. Both statistical approach and analysis of individual events will be performed. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020 |
| Kozmické žiarenie pozorované na dvoch vysokohorských observatóriách: Moussala a Lomnický štít | |
| Cosmic rays as observed at two high mountain observatories: BEO Moussala and Lomnicky Stit | |
| Program: | Inter-academic agreement |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Langer Ronald |
| Annotation: | The main idea of the project is bilateral cooperation between two European high mountain stations (Lomnický štít, Slovakia and BEO Moussala, Bulgaria) in the field of solar phenomena (or extreme space whether events) as Forbush decrease (FD) and modulation effects on galactic cosmic rays (GCR), and their possible correlation with meteorological parameters. A Forbush decrease is a rapid decrease in the observed galactic cosmic ray intensity following a coronal mass ejection (CME). It occurs due to the magnetic field of the plasma solar wind sweeping some of the GCR away from Earth. The FD is usually observable by particle detectors on Earth within a few dаys аfter the CME, аnd the decrease takes place over the course of a few hours. Over the following severаl dаys, the sоlar cоsmic ray intensity rеturns tо nоrmal.Peer reviewed article (2) from 2009 found that low clouds contain less liquid water following Forbush decreases, and for the most influential events the liquid water in the oceanic atmosphere can diminish by as much as 7%. Further work (3, 4) found no connection between Forbush decreases and cloud properties until the connection was found in diurnal temperature range (5) and since confirmed in satellite data (6).8NM64 neutron monitor measures continuously cosmic rays at Lomnický Štít (2634 m a.s.l., rigidity cut-off ~4GV) with high statistical accuracy (average count rate ~440 s-1) since December 1981 (7).The muon telescope at BEO Moussala (2925 m a.s.l., rigidity cut-off ~6.3 GV) is in operation since August 2006. The averaged yearly data show good anti-correlation with the averaged sun-spot number for the period August 2006 – June 2017 (to be published elsewhere), several FDs were also detected (8, 9 and 10). The CR data from the two stations will be analyzed for 11 years period and correlations between their variations and meteorological parameters will be investigated (11, 12). The effect of strong electric field around the time of the thunderstorms will be searched both at Moussala and at Lomnický štít with help of similar detector systems SEVAN being in operation at both stations as it was done recently for Lomnický štít (15). This may be especially importance because of different shape of surface at the stations (Lomnicky stit is rather sharp in altitude profile). The physics behind climate change is still a subject of discussion and in need of further analysis (13). The standard method of examining the effect of CR on CC is to search for a correlation of the time series of the two quantities: CC and CR (14). There are numbers of factors which need to be kept in mind, as follows: the presence of a correlation between CR and CC; the nature of CC; Global, spatial variability; Global temporal variability;Altitude differences. In what follows we examine the comprehensive meteorological data from the Lomnicky stit (LS) and BEO Moussala mountain observatories in comparison with Global data to answer the question: is there support for the hypothesis that CR contribute significantly to the local climate, by way of enhanced cloud cover?References1. "Extreme Space Weather Events". National Geophysical Data Center.2. "Cosmic ray decreases affect atmospheric aerosols and clouds". Geophys. Res. Lett. 17 June 20093."Atmospheric data over a solar cycle: no connection between galactic cosmic rays and new particle formation".4."Sudden Cosmic Ray Decreases. No change of cloud cover" (PDF).5."Forbush decreases – clouds relation in the neutron monitor era". Astrophys. Space Sci. Trans. 31 August 2011.6. Svensmark, J; Enghoff, M. B.; Shaviv, N; Svensmark, H (September 2016). "The response of clouds and aerosols to cosmic ray decreases". J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics. 121 (9): 8152–8181. Bibcode:2016JGRA..121.8152S. doi:10.1002/2016JA022689. Retrieved June 5, 2017.7. http://www.beo.inrne.bas.bg/BEOBAL/Conf_Pres/111.pdf8. Angelov I., E. Malamova, J. Stamenov, The Forbush decrease after the GLE on 13 December 2006 detected by the muon telescope at BEO – Moussala, Advances in Space Research, 2008, v.43, n.4, p. 504-508, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2008.08.0029. Tchorbadjieff Assen, Christo Angelov , Ivo Angelov , Todor Arsov , Ivo Kalapov, Nina Nikolova, Aneta Boyadjieva, Detection of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in the period of march–may 2012 at Moussala peak, Comptes rendus de l’Academie bulgare des Sciences (C. R. Acad. Bulg. Sci.) vol 66, No 5, pp. 659-666, 201310. Assen Tchorbadjiev, Ivo Angelov, Christo Angelov, Nina Nikolova, Todor Arsov, Ivo Kalapov, Ani Boyadjieva, “Detection of Solar particle events in March 2012 at Moussala”, Bulgarian Astronomical Journal, 18(2), 2012, http://www.astro.bas.bg/AIJ/issues/n182/08-ATchorbad.pdf11. Jordan Stamenov, Nina Nikolova, Luchezar Georgiev, “Correlation between cosmic rays intensity variation and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere”, Issue Paradigma, pp. 134-140, 201012. Luchezar Georgiev, Nina Nikolova, Miloslav Katsarov, “Modeling and experimental research in Forbush-effect on the radiation background on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria”, XI-th National Youth Science Conference, Federation of the Scientific-Engineering Unions in Bulgaria, ISSN: 1314-0698, 2013(13) M. Kancírová, K. Kudela, A.D. Erlykin and A.W. Wolfendale, Relevance of long term time – series of atmospheric parameters at a mountain observatory to models for climate change, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2016.08.002(14) M. Kancírová, K. Kudela, Atmospheric Research 149 (2014) 166–173(15) K Kudela, J. Chum, M. Kollarik, R. Langer, I. Strharsky and J. Base, Correlations between secondary cosmic ray rates and strong electric fields at Lomnicky stit, JGR Atmospheres, accepted September 26, doi: 10.1002/2016JD026439 |
| Duration: | 1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020 |
| Radiačné polia v blízkosti Zeme: možné súvislosti s kozmickým žiarením meraným na zemskom povrchu | |
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| Program: | Inter-academic agreement |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2015 – 31.12.2017 |
| COST ES 0803 – Vývoj produktov a služieb pre kozmické počasie v Európe | |
| Developing space weather products and services in Europe | |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Annotation: | Data from NM Lomnický štít measurements, particle data, physical analysis of space weather effects |
| Project webpage: | http://www.costes0803.noa.gr/ |
| Duration: | 1.8.2008 – 30.11.2012 |
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| Interdisciplinárne aplikácie pozorovania a výskumu kozmického žiarenia na pracovisku ÚEF SAV na Lomnickom štíte | |
| Interdisciplinary applications of cosmic rays observation and research in the laboratory of Institute of Experimental Physics of SAS at the Lomnicky stit observatory | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Kubančák Ján, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The goal of the project is to create conditions for the further development of interdisciplinary applications of cosmic radiation research at the ÚEF SAS workplace on Lomnické štít, mainly through: a) maintaining continuity in the field of cosmic radiation observation, b) innovation and workplace development a c) intensive scientific cooperation and promotion of the workplace.The project will focus on the analysis and evaluation of data recorded by the neutron monitor and the SEVAN device during the 24th and the first third of the 25th solar cycle. Scientific work will be intensified in the field of cooperation in the field of radiation protection against cosmic rays and in the field of development and testing of detectors in mixed radiation fields occurring at high-altitude observatories.One of the results of the project will be a retrospective analysis of the increased or decreased intensity of secondary cosmic radiation in the atmosphere during periods with significant fluctuations in solar activity that occurred in the years 2014-2024. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2024 |
| Kozmické energetické častice zo slnečných erupcií – mnohobodové pozorovanie od Slnka až po Lomnický Štít | |
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| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Mackovjak Šimon , PhD. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2018 – 31.12.2021 |
| Variabilita kozmického žiarenia meraného na zemskom povrchu | |
| Variability of cosmic ray flux measured on Earth\’s surface | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2016 – 31.12.2017 |
| CRSPSW – Nízkoenergetické kozmické žiarenie, supratermálne častice a kozmické počasie | |
| Low energy cosmic rays, suprathermal particles and space weather | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Duration: | 1.7.2016 – 27.12.2017 |
| VNKZ – Variácie nízkoenergetického kozmického žiarenia a supratermálnych kozmických častíc: súvislosti s efektami kozmického počasia | |
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| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2013 – 31.12.2015 |
| CKV – Centrum kozmických výskumov: vplyvy kozmického počasia – druhá etapa | |
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| Program: | EU Structural Funds Research & Development |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Project webpage: | http://ckv.astro.sk/ |
| Duration: | 1.3.2010 – 30.6.2014 |
| Energetické kozmické častice a ich úloha v kozmickom počasí | |
| Energetic cosmic particles and its role in space weather | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Annotation: | Dynamics of energetic particles in space in its relation to various effects of space weather |
| Project webpage: | http://space.saske.sk |
| Duration: | 1.1.2010 – 31.12.2012 |
| CKV – Centrum kozmických výskumov: vplyvy kozmického počasia | |
| Center of Space Research: influence of space weather | |
| Program: | EU Structural Funds Research & Development |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Duration: | 24.4.2009 – 31.8.2012 |
| NMDB – Dátová báza meraní neutronovými monitormi s vysokým rozlišením | |
| Real time high resolution neutron monitor data base | |
| Program: | Podpora MVTS z prostriedkov SAV |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Project webpage: | www.nmdb.eu |
| Duration: | 1.1.2009 – 31.12.2009 |
| Energetické častice v niektorých kozmických plazmových útvaroch | |
| Energetic particles in the selected formations of space plasma | |
| Program: | FP5 |
| Project leader: | Prof. Ing. Kudela Karel, DrSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2007 – 31.12.2009 |