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Brief Summary of the Status
The WP3 team is made up of 8 institutions (UGOE, KULeuven, LPI, SRC-PAS, OBSPARIS, HVAR, ROB, UNIGRAZ) under the lead of UGOE. In a joint collaboration D3.1 has been timely established. This report is available online and as print version. It compiles the achievements on the "Energy Release Processes in Solar Eruptions and Their Interplanetary and Geo-Space Effects", including established publications. Major contributions stem from the successful operation of the TESIS and SphinX instruments of the Coronas-Photon satellite which has been successfully launched in January 2009. About 500 GB of EUV images and 50 GB of X-ray data have been obtained and archived. They are available to the consortium. About 100 CME events have been identified in the STEREO data which are currently being investigated to determine the 3D structure of CMEs as D3.2. Proto-type presentations on the 3D structure of solar eruptions have been established and presented during dedicated activities for the IAY 2009. Work on this deliverable is in time. KULeuven, OBSPARIS and HVAR have modelled the kinematics, acceleration and evolution processes of solar eruptions through MHD-codes. The publications are reported in the D3.1 report. Proba2 launch has been delayed until November 2009, but the platform to analyse and archive the LYRA and SWAP data has been established by ROB, as well as real-time refined CME detection programs running on the SOHO and STEREO data. Joint collaborations towards milestone D3.3 "Improved modelling of the initiation of flares and CMEs" is underway based on the achieved data flows from CORONAS and STEREO. Progress is also made to achieve the complementary high-cadence observations through new ground-based telescope techniques at UNIGRAZ. OBSPARIS is providing H-alpha observations through the BASS online system. Work on the online dissemination of the H-alpha, CORONAS, STEREO and Proba 2 data is progressing as planned.
Major achievements
- Milestone D3.1 (Energy Release Report established).
- CME event list for 3D studies established.
- First CMEs stereoscopically tracked all the way Sun to Earth.
- TESIS and SphinX dataflow from Coronas-Photon established. Both instruments deliver unprecedented measurements.
- Data archiving (except Proba2, launch in November 2009) in progress.
- Public outreach events and products established as proto-type versions.
- Publications on the new data, modelling of solar eruptions, stereoscopic analysis, CME kinematics and acceleration are reported in D3.1.
Major inter-beneficiary collaborations
- SRC-PAS and LPI on CORONAS data which have now been made available to the consortium as a whole.
- UGOE and UNIGRAZ on CME 3D structure and interplanetary evolution.
- HVAR, UNIGRAZ, UGOE, ROB, OBSPARIS on CME kinematics.
- OBSPARIS, KULeuven, HVAR on MHD modelling of solar eruptions.
- ROB, HVAR, UNIGRAZ on coronal shocks.
- UGOE, ROB on interplanetary evolution and geo-space impact of solar transients.
- Collaborations of the whole consortium have been achieved for D3.1.
- Event lists for joint studies with WP4 have been established.
A general WP3 meeting has taken place at ROB on June 22 and 23, 2009 with focus on D3.1.
Several interdisciplenary visits have taken place (UGOE-ROB, HVAR-UNIGRAZ, HVAR,UGOE-UNIGRAZ).
An event workshop has been organised by HVAR September 14-18, 2009.
LPI is organising a Workshop on solar eruptions and CORONAS data October 19-23, 2009.
A general WP3 meeting organisation has been proposed by UNIGRAZ for 2010.
Progress toward completion of milestones and deliverables
- Milestone D3.1 "Energy Release Report" has been completed in time.
- Work on deliverable/milestone D3.2 "3D CME structure" is in progress as planned.
- The new data flows from CORONAS and STEREO successfully contribute to the joint studies on CME and flare initiations. They are on time for milestone/deliverable D3.3.
- Data dissemination is proceeding as archiving for CORONAS and STEREO and as ready platform for the Proba2 mission to be launched in November 2009. H-alpha data are available through the OBSPARIS BASS system, technical work on the new telescope techniques at UNIGRAZ is progressing. Deliverable/milestone D3.4 is basically on time, except for Proba2 which will be accounted for.
Major problems
Currently none.
Minor problems
Dataflow of Proba2 pending. Launch in November.
Suggestions for new directions and improvements
General WP3 meeting suggested including all beneficiaries.
