Space weather-related activities and projects on-going at INAF-Turin Observatory

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Abstract The Solar Physics Group at the INAF-Turin Astrophysical Observatory (OATo) is actually involved in different Space Weather (SW) projects and missions. In particular, this Group is currently providing for the ESA SWESNET portal two new data analysis tools aimed at (1) the automated identification of magnetic flux ropes from the in situ data (CME magnetic effectiveness tool) and (2) the automated identification and arrival prediction of CMEs from remote sensing and in situ data (CME propagation and forecast tool). The Group is also developing numerical tools for future applications of interest for SW under the project SWELTO-Space WEather Laboratory in Turin Observatory. Moreover, the Group is participating in two SW missions, and in particular in Helianthus (research and development project on solar photonic propulsion for early SW warnings) and Selene (Solar Exploration by Lunar Eclipsing with Nanosatellites Experiment). In addition to this, the Group is leading or is involved in other “SW enabling science” projects, and in particular the Metis coronagraph on-board ESA Solar Orbiter mission, the ASPIICS coronagraph on-board ESA PROBA-3 mission, and the CorMag coronagraph on-board HEMERA stratospheric balloon. In this framework, the OATo Solar Physics Group is working on fundamental research on “SW enabling science”, dealing with the origin and acceleration of solar wind and Coronal Mass Ejections with remote-sensing data, and their interplanetary propagation and evolution with in situ data.