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EUROPLANET. European Planetology Network. A network of the EU in support to the strengthening of planetary sciences in Europe M. Blanc, M. Dougherty, J.-P. Lebreton, E. Flamini, - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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EUROPLANETEUROPLANET
A network of the EU in support to the strengthening of planetary sciences
in Europe
M. Blanc, M. Dougherty, J.-P. Lebreton, E. Flamini, C. Guidice, I. Muller-Wodarg, O. Witasse, G. Chanteur, O.
Dutuit, F. Ferri, B. Kazeminejad, N. Krupp, H. Matti, S. Miller, M. Roos-Serote, H. Rucker, R. Srama, K. Szego, J. Zarnecki.
European Planetology Network
I3/CA Europlanet - EC Contract 001637 - http://europlanet.cesr.fr/+ NASA-led missions with some European participation (MSL, Dawn, …)
Planetary missions in EuropePlanetary missions in Europe
FP7 Extension ?
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The Instrument usedThe Instrument used
- 6th EC Framework Programme
Action 3 « Structuring the ERA »
- Programme: Infrastructures
- Instrument: Coordination Action
= Networking of participant teams
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- Project duration: 48 months
- Budget: 2 M€
- Number of labs involved: 60
- Number of participants: 40
- 17 countries represented
The EC contribution will:
- set-up the network
- stimulate exchanges and joint research activities
But not fund research internal to participants.
Key figuresKey figures
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6 key activities6 key activities
• N2: Discipline working groups
• N3: Coordination of Earth based & space observations
• N4: Outreach
• N5: Personnel exchanges
• N6: Meetings
• N7: Integrated and Distributed Information Service
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Step 1 : DWGs linked to the Cassini/Huygens mission. Discipline Working
Groupsplanetary and solar system formation
evolution and variabilityplanetary atmospheres,
ionospheres and exospheres
small bodies and dust
planetary moonsplanetary magnetospheres
and plasmas
exo/astrobiology
exoplanet science
planetary interior and composition
surface science
N2: Discipline Working GroupsN2: Discipline Working Groups
Planetary space weather ???
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N3: Coord. Earth based N3: Coord. Earth based & space observations& space observations
• Develop synergies between the in-situ exploration of Saturn and Titan, ground and earth-orbit observations.
• Establish a global observation strategy (including access to telescopes).
• Exchange and jointly analyse the data obtained.
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N4: OutreachN4: Outreach• Identify EuroPlaNet as a contact point for Planetary Sciences in Europe.
• Develop science communication on planetary observation and exploration programmes for European citizens, especially children and young people.• Space weather outreach activities ? (contacts with astronauts, solar forecasts aso…)
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N5: Personnel exchangesN5: Personnel exchanges
• Fund short-term exchanges of personnel in support to joint research projects.
• Foster long-term cooperations.
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N6: N6: MeetingsMeetings• Organise EuroPlaNet General Assemblies.• Work for the creation of major Planetary Sciences meeting in Europe (starting in 2006) in collaboration with Planetary and Spaces sciences societies.• Organise dedicated science workshops .
• ESWW must stay visible !!!!
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N7: N7: IDISIDIS• Coordinate preliminary studies for the implementation of IDIS (Integrated and Distributed Information Service).• Coordinate the prospect of the future development of a European planetary virtual observatory (7th FP).
• We already have a very strong experience in this domain (European Space Weather Web Portal). How to collaborate / link / merge …?
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Europlanet is actually organizing Networking Activities (NAs), but is submitting a FP7 proposal in order to become a I3. I3 may organize NAs, JRAs (Joint Research Activities) and TNAs (Trans-National Access). Europlanet released a call for idea in order to see whether such a new organization is feasible
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propositions to Europlanet I3: before the end of Feb. meeting. We could envision proposing:One (or more) different JRAs or TNAs. In the list of already proposed activities, several already have a space weather colour such as: JRA3: Response of planetary atmospheres over time to extreme solar conditions (Lammer)JRA13: Modelling the atmospheres of planets: support for ground-based and space-based measurements (Miller)
One NA totally devoted to the coordination of planetary space weather, which would be a disciplinary working group (an equivalent of a COST action)