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Latest publicationsA terrestrial gamma-ray flash and ionospheric ultraviolet emissions powered by lightningPublication LinkAAAS2020/1The First Terrestrial Electron Beam Observed by the Atmosphere‐Space Interactions MonitorPublication LinkAGU2019/12First ten months of TGF observations by ASIMPublication LinkAGU2019/12Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor, Instrument and First ResultsPublication LinkIEEE2019/11The Modular Multispectral Imaging Array (MMIA) of the ASIM Payload on the International Space StationPublication Link2019/6View all publications |
ASIM Science Data CentreThe Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor is a climate observatory for the International Space Station - ISS. It is developed by the ASIM consortium for ESA. The ASIM consortium is formed by Terma A/S, Technical University of Denmark, University of Bergen, University of Valencia, Polish Academy of Sciences Space Research Center, and OHB Italia. The Technical University of Denmark is leading the scientific advisory board to ESA and Terma A/S is the prime contractor under ESA for the payload development. Initial phases started in 2004 to 2009, and development started in 2010. ASIM was launched April 2nd, 2018, with CRS-14 Falcon-9/Dragon by SpaceX. The budget of ASIM is 35-40 MEUR. ASIM scinece data center (ASDC) is processing and distributing the ASIM data. More about ASDC
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Latest newsDenmark's space mission ASIM constitute a cycle of knowledgeThe first major results from the Danish-led ASIM mission, which investigates lightning in space, were recently on the front page of Science. This concludes a cycle of knowledge for DTU SpaceRelated Link
Mon 20 Jan 2020, 15:31Danmarks store rumprojekt ASIM udgør en cyklus af videnDe første store resultater fra den dansk-ledede ASIM-mission, som undersøger lyn i rummet, var for nylig på forsiden af Science. Dermed sluttes en cyklus for DTU Space, der står bag projektet.Related Link
Mon 20 Jan 2020, 15:29Rumforskere sætter Danmark på forsiden og strøm til grundforskningenDet er sjældent, at dansk forskning rydder forsiden hos et af verdens mest anerkendte videnskabelige tidsskrifter, Science. Men det skete for nylig - ganske velfortjent. Danmarks hidtil dyreste rumprojekt, ASIM fra DTU Space, kunne for første gang fortælle detaljeret, hvad der foregår, når tordenguden Thor kører sin stridsvogn hen over himlen med Mjølner højt hævet. Forskerne gav et unikt kig ind i nogle af klodens voldsomste energiudladninger, nemlig de såkaldte jordiske gammaglimt, som opstår i særlige former for lyn.Related Link
Mon 20 Jan 2020, 13:21Birkeland Centre for Space Science publishes animation of a Terrestrial Gamma FlashBirkeland Centre for Space Science in Bergen has released an animation of a TGF seen in conjuction with an ELVE in the Earth's ionosphere. The animation, produced by Mount Visual in Norway, shows the events that produce lightning, TGFs and ELVES, based on data from ASIM. The BCSS in Bergen is an important partner in the ASIM/ASDC collaboration, and their researchers are co-authors on the Science paper that describes the data and theory behind the processes shown in the animation. TGFs and ELVES were only detected for the first time in the 1990's, because they are of very short duration. The human eye can barely see these events, and even a person with a high-speed camera would have to be very lucky to snap a picture at just the right time. The events shown in this 40 second animation actually take only a couple of milliseconds to occur. ASIM is the first mission designed solely to detect these events.Related Link
Fri 17 Jan 2020, 09:32ASIM TGF results on the front page of ScienceOne of the first scientific articles based on ASIM data has been published by the reowned journal Science. The results are so ground-breaking that the story has been put on the front page, along with a fabulous image, commissioned by the Birkeland Centre for Space Science in Bergen, who contributed to the data processing and scientific interpretation.Related Link
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