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M. von König, J. P. Burrows, K. F. Künzi
Objective
Modelling possible impacts of large changes of geomagnetic intensity
on the atmospheric composition using a 2 D version of the SLIMCAT model.
Specifically, the impact of large solar
proton events on the chemical composition and radiative balance of the
atmosphere is investigated.
This project is part of a German focussed
interdisciplinary co-operation on geomagnetic variations.
Project duration
January 2001 to March 2004
Funding
Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft project KU 709 /2
Co-operation
* University of Osnabrück, Germany: M.-B. Kallenrode, E. Wolff
* University of Braunschweig: K.-H. Glassmeier, A. Neuhaus
* International University Bremen: J. Vogt
Acknowledgements
The following people have been of great help with model developement:
* Martyn Chipperfield, School of the Environment, University of Leeds
* Charles Jackmann, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
At the Institute for Environmental Physics in Bremen, we work together with the photo-chemistry modeling group, the ASUR group and the SCIAMACHY group.