International Heliophysical Year - Science Goals

Science Goals

The IHY team has also identified the following science goals for 2007-2008:

  1. Develop the basic science of heliophysics through cross-disciplinary studies of universal processes.
  2. Determine the response of terrestrial and planetary magnetospheres and atmospheres to external drivers.
  3. Promote research on the Sun-heliosphere system outward to the local interstellar medium - the new frontier.
  4. Foster international scientific cooperation in the study of heliophysical phenomena now and in the future
  5. Communicate unique IHY results to the scientific community and the general public

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