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Hi all,
Evening talk you may be interested in attending…
Space Climate
By Prof Matt Owens, Dept of Meteorology, University of Reading
Wednesday 13th December at 7pm
Sutcliffe Lecture Theatre, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading
Space weather, variability in the near-Earth space environment over minutes to days, can adversely affect space- and ground-based technologies and poses health risks to humans in space and on
high-altitude flights. To predict how the space weather may vary in the future, we first need to understand how it has varied in the past. Reconstructing "space climate" further back in time necessitates relying on increasingly indirect proxies, from direct
spacecraft measurements (~60 years), to geomagnetic measurements (~150 years), sunspot observations (400 years) and, finally, cosmogenic isotope records in ice sheets and tree trunks (~10,000 years). I'll review what these are, what exactly they tell us and
how much they can be trusted. I'll also, possibly imprudently, speculate about the most likely scenario for solar activity over the coming decades.
This talk is being organised by the Royal Meteorological Society. Our talks are open to all and free to attend (registration is not necessary).
For more information please go to
https://www.rmets.org/events/space-climate or contact Ross Herbert on
[log in to unmask].