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Table 1 Recent and current research in STP being undertaken by Australian institutions and agencies

From: A brief history of solar-terrestrial physics in Australia

Institution

Research interests

Reference

University of Adelaide Space & Atmospheric Physics

Radar meteors; D-region; Lidar; MF/HF/VHF/ST radars; superDARN radar; Antarctic research

http://physsci.adelaide.edu.au/atmospheric/

La Trobe University Theoretical & Space Physics

E–F-Regions; ionospheric propagation & currents; FedSat; SuperDARN radar; CRCSS; TEC; ULF waves; photometers; Antarctic Research

http://www.tiger.latrobe.edu.au/

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/engineering/research/tiger

University of Newcastle Centre for Space Physics

Magnetospheric/ionospheric modelling; superDARN radar; FedSat; ULF-EMIC waves; riometer absorption; CRCSS; Antarctic Research

http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-and-innovation/centre/csp/

University of NSW Astronomical and Space Sciences

Pico- and CubeSats; satellite communications & instrumentation; space debris

http://www.acser.unsw.edu.au/

DSTO Defence Science & Technology

Jindalee & JORN over horizon radar; FedSat

http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/innovation/jindalee-operational-radar-network

Geoscience Australia

Observatories; geomagnetic data & surveys

http://www.ga.gov.au/

University of Sydney Space & Solar Physics

Heliophysics; solar radio emissions; wave-particle interactions; STEREO Mission; Murchison wide field array; CubeSats

http://sydney.edu.au/science/physics/space-solar/

Australian Antarctic Division Space Weather

Geomagnetic, iosospheric and auroral monitoring; Riometry; Lidar; Cosmic Rays; SuperDARN; spectrometers; photometers

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs194.aspx

http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/environment/atmosphere

Bureau of Meteorology Space Weather Services

HF communications/surveillance; Geophysical exploration; power systems/pipelines; satellite operations; WDC solar-terrestrial science

http://www.sws.bom.gov.au/About_SWS