| Abstract: Solar eruptive phenomena are the main drivers of space weather, influencing the Earth's magnetosphere, satellite communications, and technological infrastructure. Since solar radio observations can provide direct access to the solar and the heliospheric regions, they are considered as an excellent tool for studying magnetic fields, plasma densities, temperatures, and non-thermal particles in the solar atmosphere. To understand the solar transients and their space weather aspects, it is essential to conduct multi-wavelength observations, including radio observations of the Sun. Radio observations can answer open questions, such as when and where the bulk of energy is released during explosive events, what the properties of the heated coronal plasma and accelerated charged particles produced during a flare are, and how the heated plasma and energetic particles are transported in the solar atmosphere. This talk will present an overview of solar radio observations as a diagnostic tool for solar transients, with a focus on current solar radio instruments, their limitations, challenges, and the path forward. |
