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The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is a leading space research institute, recognised both in Europe and globally. IRF conducts research in space and atmospheric physics and the advancement of space technology. Understanding fundamental processes is crucial for comprehending space weather, which is increasingly vital for maintaining a functional society.
IRF's research is organised into three science programs and locations, which comprise most of Sweden's latitudinal range: Solar, Terrestrial, and Atmospheric Research (STAR) in Kiruna, Umeå, Uppsala, and Lund; the Solar System Physics and Space Technology Program (SSPT) in Kiruna; and the Space Plasma Physics Program (RPF) in Uppsala. The institute also has an observatory program: the Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory (KAGO), providing both nowcast data and long-term processed data sets to researchers worldwide.
The space weather activities are conducted within all four programs. KAGO collects data from ground-based observations. STAR analyses solar, solar wind, and geomagnetic data related to space weather hazards for both basic processes and nowcast application and develops and operates forecast models using machine learning. SSPT builds space instruments related to space weather monitoring. Finally, RPF advances the scientific understanding of space weather by analysing observations and models and focuses on ICME dynamics, their interaction with the magnetosphere, magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling, ionospheric physics, and geomagnetically induced currents.
A dedicated space weather group coordinates IRF’s space weather initiatives across all the research programs and observatory operations. This poster will highlight these activities, from observations, fundamental and applied research, to the development and implementation of space weather models for operations.
