Space Climate Department
a part of Space Research and Technology Institute

Research in the Department "Space Climate"

Main topics
  1. Study of long and short variations of solar activity and their influence on the heliosphere and geosphere
    (Professor K.Georgieva PhD, Associate Professor B.Kirov PhD, Assist. Prof. D.Danov, Assist. Prof. L.Todorieva)
  2. Experimental study on the impact of Space Weather on Earth's environment and Space Objects
    Experiment “ENVIRONMENT” on board of the International Space Station
    • “Lengmyur” Probe - LP-1, LP-2 (Principal Investigator (PI) Professor Boian Kirov PhD)
    • Monitoring the potential of satellite - DP-1, DP-2 (PI Associate Professor Georgi Stanev PhD)
  3. Multi-wavelength analysis (X-ray, ultraviolet, radio) of solar eruptive phenomena and analysis of in-situ data for solar energetic particles (protons and electrons)
    Assist. Prof. Rositsa Miteva, PhD                                                  See associated presentation
Additional topics
  1. "International Space Weather Initiative" (ISWI) more (Professor K.Georgieva PhD, Assist. Prof. D.Danov)
  2. contract with EOARD Space weather effects on spacecraft charging (Associate Professor Boian Kirov PhD)
  3. EU FP7 IRSES 2001 Project BlackSeaHazNet-Complex Research of Earthquake’s Prediction Possibilities, Seismicity and Climate Change Correlations -FP7-PEOPLE, leading institute IRNE-BAS more
    (Professor K.Georgieva PhD, Associate Professor B.Kirov PhD, Assist. Prof. D.Danov)
  4. COST Action ES1005 Towards a more complete assessment of the impact of solar variability on the Earth’s climate (Professor K.Georgieva PhD)