Indian Studies of Solar-Terrestrial Interactions

The Atharvaveda, one of the four Vedas, contains hymns and incantations related to various aspects of life, including references to the Sun's influence on the Earth's climate and weather.

Aditya-L1 is an Indian satellite launched in 2009 to study the Sun's corona, the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere.

The Indian Institute of Geomagnetism is a research institute in India known for its contributions to the study of solar-terrestrial interactions, including geomagnetism and solar-terrestrial physics.

Vikram Sarabhai, an Indian scientist and space research pioneer, developed a model to predict solar flares, which are sudden bursts of energy from the Sun.

S.K. Gupta is an Indian scientist known for his contributions to the study of solar-terrestrial interactions and the development of the Total Electron Content (TEC) model, which is used to study the ionosphere.

The Indian Institute of Astrophysics operates the Gauribidanur Solar Observatory, a facility dedicated to studying solar-terrestrial interactions, located in Gauribidanur, Karnataka, India.

J.H. Sastri is an Indian scientist known for his contributions to the study of solar-terrestrial interactions and the development of the Indian Meridian Scanning Photometer (IMSP), an instrument used to study the Sun's chromosphere and corona.

B.M. Reddy is an Indian scientist known for his contributions to the study of solar-terrestrial interactions and the development of the Indian Solar X-ray Spectrometer (ISXS), an instrument used to study the Sun's X-ray emission.

The Physical Research Laboratory operates the Udaipur Solar Observatory, a facility dedicated to studying solar-terrestrial interactions, located in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

K.R. Sivaraman is an Indian scientist known for his contributions to the study of solar-terrestrial interactions and the development of the Indian Solar Radio Telescope (ISRT), an instrument used to study the Sun's radio emission.