Space Weather Introductory Course

May 17, 2021, 9:00 AM → May 21, 2021, 4:15 PM Europe/Brussels

online - zoom platform

Elke D'Huys (STCE), Jan Janssens (STCE), Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

This course is intended as an entry course on Space Weather. It provides an elementary overview over the relevant aspects of space weather without invoking complicated background physics. The course is intended for meteorologists and space staff that will be providing Space Weather information to military and civilian end users.

The course is on Monday, Tuesday,Thursday and Friday. Wednesday, we take a day off.

Fee

The fee is 600 EUR. We will contact you personally to get the info needed to make the invoice. Note that the STCE doesn't charge VAT.

Fee reductions/waivers are available for priority user groups.

 

SEP_aurora.rtf

steradiaal.rtfd.zip

SWIC03_Listofabbreviations_FINAL.pdf

UsefulLinks.pdf

Monday, May 17

9:00 AM → 9:30 AM 9,8,7, ignition, 6, 5, 4, prepare for take off, 3,2,1, 0 lift off

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

9:30 AM → 10:15 AM Introduction to Space Weather

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

20210517_SWIC_intro.pdf

10:15 AM → 10:30 AM Break

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Introduction to Space Weather

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

11:00 AM → 11:25 AM Basic concepts

Speaker: Elke D'Huys (STCE)

BasicConcepts_no_notes.pdf

BasicConcepts_with_notes.pdf

11:25 AM → 11:30 AM Break

11:30 AM → 12:00 PM SWx briefing of the STCE

Speaker: Luciano Rodriguez (ROB)

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Basic concepts

Speaker: Elke D'Huys (STCE)

BasicConcepts_no_notes.pdf

BasicConcepts_with_notes.pdf

2:00 PM → 2:15 PM Break

2:15 PM → 3:15 PM Measurements and sensors

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC09_Sensors_Notes.pdf

SWIC09_Sensors_Slides.pdf

3:15 PM → 3:30 PM Wrap up - questions & evaluation

Tuesday, May 18

9:00 AM → 9:30 AM Overview of Monday + exercise

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

9:30 AM → 10:00 AM Exercise on sensors

Speaker: Elke D'Huys (STCE)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:00 AM SWx drivers

Speaker: Elke D'Huys (STCE)

SWxDrivers_no_notes.pdf

SWxDrivers_with_notes.pdf

11:00 AM → 11:15 AM Break

11:15 AM → 12:00 PM Exercise - Order!

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM SWx drivers

Speaker: Elke D'Huys (STCE)

2:00 PM → 2:15 PM Break

2:15 PM → 2:45 PM SIDC space weather products

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

2:45 PM → 3:00 PM Q&A + evaluation

Thursday, May 20

9:00 AM → 9:30 AM Overview of Tuesday + exercise

Speaker: Elke D'Huys (STCE)

9:30 AM → 10:00 AM Earth Environment - Magnetosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC09_Magnetosphere_Notes.pdf

SWIC09_Magnetosphere_Slides.pdf

10:00 AM → 10:10 AM break

10:10 AM → 10:40 AM Earth Environment - Magnetosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

10:40 AM → 10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM → 11:45 AM SWx Impacts on Earth

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC09_SWx effects_Notes.pdf

SWIC09_SWx effects_Slides.pdf

11:45 AM → 12:45 PM Lunch break

12:45 PM → 1:30 PM SWx Impacts on Earth

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

1:30 PM → 1:45 PM break

1:45 PM → 2:45 PM SWx impacts on aviation

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

20210520_SWIC_aviation_parameters.pdf

20210520_SWIC_aviation_parameters_withnotes.pdf

2:45 PM → 3:00 PM Break

3:00 PM → 3:45 PM SWx impact on aviation

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Q&A

Friday, May 21

9:00 AM → 9:30 AM Overview of Thursday + exercise

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

9:30 AM → 10:00 AM Guest Speaker - solar radio bursts: effects on aviation

Speaker: Christophe Marqué (STCE)

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM Solar wind exercises

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

20210521_SWIC_exercices.pdf

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Break

11:30 AM → 12:30 PM URSIgrams

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC09_URSIgrams_Notes.pdf

SWIC09_URSIgrams_Slides.pdf

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:30 PM URSIgram exercise

Speakers: Elke D'Huys (STCE), Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

2:30 PM → 2:35 PM Final Break

2:35 PM → 4:00 PM Photo - Knowledge and Insight - Quiz

Speakers: Bram Bourgoignie (Royal Observatory of Belgium), Elke D'Huys (STCE), Mr Jan Janssens (STCE), Olivier Lemaitre (Royal Observatory of Belgium), Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

4:00 PM → 4:15 PM Final evaluation