Radio Observations as a Tool to Investigate the Space Weather Impact of Coronal Mass Ejections

The project aims at making a significant leap forward in estimating the impact of solar storms, namely by determining their magnetic field and sources of fast particles, by shedding crucial new insight on the origin and emission mechanisms of solar radio bursts. The project combines a unique set of relatively little used radio observations from novel radio telescopes to state-of-the-art coronal modelling and remote sensing observations. The results of the project are highly relevant both for forecasting space weather, including harmful effects to many modern technological systems, and for understanding shocks and the acceleration of charged particles that are ubiquitous processes in laboratory, space and astrophysical plasmas.