Space Plasma Physics Group (SPPG) | University of Bergen
Space Research and Space Weather
We also research the deleterious effects the space environment can have on humans and their assets in space and on the ground. We are also leading ESA’s Geomagnetic Expert Service Centre.
Before the summer, Norah Kaggwa Kwagala joined the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as a member of the Expert Team on Space Weather. At the moment, the team brings together experts from all over the world. The Expert team on Space Weather (ET-SWx) has been established to lead the delivery of the space weather related research Read More …
Lindis Bjoland recently started as a researcher at the Space Plasma Physics group. During the next year, she will do a feasibility study to assess how the new EISCAT_3D radar can contribute to and enhance the European Space Agency’s space weather data products and improve their services in the Arctic region. Her research has been Read More …
The Space Physics Plasma Group (SPPG) explores how magnetic explosions occur in space, how near-Earth space is shaped, and how it reacts to solar eruptions. We also work to understand Space Weather, the dangerous effects space processes have on humans and their equipment in space and on the ground. We are located at the Department Read More …