Seventh TNA Call

The Seventh TNA Call has been closed.

PITHIA-NRF launches its seventh call.This will be the FINAL call in the frame of PITHIA-NRF project to provide effective and convenient access to the best European research facilities for observations of the upper atmosphere, including the plasmasphere, ionosphere and thermosphere. The access is organised through the Trans-National Access (TNA) programme, and provides an opportunity for researcher and other users to execute and carry out their own projects at one of the PITHIA-NRF research facilities.

The call opens from 15 August 2024. It is an Open Call and applications are handled as they arrive with typical evaluation times of 2 to 3 weeks. If accepted the projects can commence for organisation and realisation from September 2024 and the project report must be submitted at the latest by the end of February 2025. The call closes on 2 October 2024.

The PITHIA-NRF nodes provide access to key experimental and data processing facilities for studies and modelling of physical processes acting in the Earth’s plasmasphere, ionosphere and thermosphere. The facilities connected to the nodes are geographically distributed over Europe, as well as internationally, and their expertise and dedication span over a wide range of topics within the research area. This variety of expertise and techniques, all with the purpose to study specific parts of the ionosphere-thermosphere-plasmasphere (ITP), allows for a common ground and a platform for a better understanding of the many different complex couplings and interactions within ITP as well as between ITP and the magnetospheric/space environment.

In this call users can request ONLY REMOTE ACCESS (one month access from distance with weekly support) to the following PITHIA-NRF Nodes: NOA, EISCAT, LOFAR, CBK/PAS, SGO, ROB-GNSS, UPC-IonSAT, IAP and DLR-SO. You can get information on the PITHIA-NRF Nodes here and view details on PITHIA-NRF assets by accessing the PITHIA-NRF Knowledge Book here.

Users with granted projects will learn how to work with the facilities during the full access cycle, from setting up a campaign, to collection, analysis and finally exploitation of data with the help of tools and services provided by PITHIA-NRF via the e-science center.

Access can be requested by scientific users from academia, Small and Medium Enterprises, large companies and public organizations by propose a scientific project and fill in the online application form.

Information regarding the application process, requirements and commitments are presented and described here.

Please check out our Evaluation Criteria and Advice for Applicants page for further information about the application process and requirements.

Contact: TNA Support Centre (tna@pithia-nrf.eu)