Solar Physics & Space Weather Laboratory presented three works at Forecast 2026 Symposium
June 14, 2026

The Solar Physics & Space Weather Laboratory team at the Skoltech Engineering Center presented three works at the Forecast 2026 Symposium, a joint scientific event organized by the N.V. Pushkov Institute of Earth Magnetism, Ionosphere, and Radio Wave Propagation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IZMIRAN), the Scientific Council on Solar-Terrestrial Relations (the "Sun-Earth" Council), and the Scientific Council on Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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Center's Director Tatiana Podladchikova presented two works: (1) an effectiveness analysis of the STORMFOCUS service for geomagnetic storm forecasting (15 years of operations, 260/287 successful real-time forecasts); and (2) the RESONANCE method for predicting solar radio flux at 10.7 cm and 30 cm wavelengths up to two years in advance using an adaptive Kalman filter. These forecasts provide critical data for modeling Earth's upper atmosphere density and calculating the orbital evolution of space objects.

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Research Engineer Zaina Abu-Sha'ar presented the HELIOPANDA framework for forecasting coronal mass ejection (CME) arrival times at Earth.


These methods advance the accuracy of space weather forecasting, which is essential for satellite constellation safety, crewed missions, and ground-based infrastructure protection.