Abstract
One hundred years after the discovery of cosmic rays, the study of charged ultra-high energy cosmic rays remains a vital activity in fundamental physics. While primary cosmic rays could not be measured directly until it was possible to get the detectors high in the atmosphere using balloons or spacecraft, nowadays very energetic cosmic rays are detected indirectly by ground-based experiments measuring their Extensive Air Showers (EAS) induced Cherenkov and fluorescent light, or radio waves. Moreover, all cosmic ray measurements (performed either from space or ground) rely on accurate understandings of atmospheric phenomena. The concept of the COSAT project is the inter-link between Astroparticle Physics, Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Environment, willing to investigate the energetic cosmic rays physical processes using the atmosphere as a detector in order to identify potential scientific niches in the field of space sciences. A short introduction on the current status and perspectives of the national partnership COSAT project will be given.
Highlights
The COSAT project [1] – “Pilot study of ultra-high energy Cosmic rays through their Space – Atmospheric interactions” – is a two-year (2013–2015) interdisciplinary Romanian national partnership project
Laser Remote Sensing Department has as long-term mission the strengthening of the research and technological development capacities and building strategic partnerships with excellent research entities worldwide in order to produce and manage information about the environment conforming to global observation strategies
The efforts are focused on two main objectives: 1) development and improvement of investigation methods dedicated to environmental assessment and control; 2) experimental and theoretical research on atmospheric compounds’ microphysics, radiative forcing, air quality and climatology, emphasizing short-lived species, in the frame of European and global networks: EARLINET, AERONET, MWRNET, ACTRIS
Summary
The COSAT project [1] – “Pilot study of ultra-high energy Cosmic rays through their Space – Atmospheric interactions” – is a two-year (2013–2015) interdisciplinary Romanian national partnership project. Our work is devoted to technological improvement of remote sensing instruments and advancing research on air quality and climate change, but we play a key role in developing remote sensing capacities (instruments and human resources) in our country, by. EPJ Web of Conferences setting up the Romanian Lidar Network based on a Romanian Lidar prototype
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