IHY-Romania
Rationale

The program International Heliophysical Year will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the IGY.
IHY is one of the four Earth related activities that will participate to this anniversary together
with International Polar Year , Electronic Geophysical Year , and International Year of Planet Earth .

The main goals of IHY program are two folds:

  •  Coordinating some specific scientific activities (observing campaigns, data sharing, meetings) that require cross-disciplinary studies;
  • Awaring of students and large public about the recent progress on these activities through conferences, exhibitions etc ...

The International Heliophysical Year (IHY) expands the frontier of the IGY to the boundary of the heliosphere with a focus on fundamental processes.  Five themes are of great interest for IHY science:

 Theme 1: Evolution and Generation of Magnetic Structures and Transients
  Theme 2: Energy Transfer and Coupling Processes
  Theme 3: Flows and Circulations
  Theme 4: Boundaries and Interfaces
  Theme 5: Synoptic Studies of the 3-D Coupled Solar-Planetary-Heliospheric System

IHY Romania presents here projects connected to this celebration and to further researches, events and people involved.
Steering Committee  Dr. Vasile Mioc - Director of the Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy
 Dr. Nedelia Antonia Popescu - Deputy Director of the Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy
 Dr. Petre Popescu - Head of Fundamental Astronomy Department
 Dr. Alexandru Dumitrecu - Head of Astrophysics Department
 Dr. Tiberiu Oproiu - Head of Cluj-Napoca Branch of IAAR
 Dr. Cristiana Dumitrache - Head of Solar Group
 Dipl. Math. Georgeta Maris
Dr. Magda Stavinschi
Projects
  • Project EFYRA - coordinator Cristiana Dumitrache
  • Project PROTEL - coordinator Petre Popescu 
  • Project HELGA - coordinator Nedelia Antonia Popescu 
  • Astronomy and World Heritage - Magda Stavinschi
  • Solar Research Theme - Dynamics processes in solar atmosphere and heliosphere - coordinator Cristiana Dumitrache

Events
Education and Public Outreach
  • March 29, 2006: NASA "Sun-Earth Day" and Solar Eclipse - Public Conferences and Eclipse watch (Astronomical Institute)
  • Astronomy presentations
    • In Romanian language
  • In the frame of:
    Black Sea and Caspian Sea Regional Network on Space Weather Studies
    International Heliophysical Year
    Georgeta MARIS  -  Solar Eclipses (PDF )
     Georgeta MARIS  - Total Solar Eclipse of 2006, March 29 (PDF)

    http://www.stil.bas.bg/IHY/eduoutreach.html
Links


Contact
  Cristiana Dumitrache