Space Weather Introductory Course

Oct 11, 2021, 9:00 AM → Oct 15, 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, October 11

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

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)

SWIC10_Sensors_Notes.pdf

SWIC10_Sensors_Slides.pdf

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

Tuesday, October 12

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, October 14

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)

SWIC10_Magnetosphere_Notes.pdf

SWIC10_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)

SWIC10_SWx effects_Notes.pdf

SWIC10_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 → 2:35 PM SWx in the thermosphere-ionosphere

Speaker: Eelco Doornbos (KNMI)

SWIC October 2021 - Thermosphere-Ionosphere Eelco Doornbos.pdf

2:35 PM → 2:50 PM Break

2:50 PM → 3:35 PM SWx impact on aviation

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

20211014_SWIC_aviation_parameters.pdf

20211014_SWIC_aviation_parameters_withnotes.pdf

3:35 PM → 3:50 PM Q&A

Friday, October 15

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)

swic_radio_burst_v2.pdf

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Break

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

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

20211015_SWIC_exercices.pdf

11:15 AM → 11:30 AM Break

11:30 AM → 12:30 PM URSIgrams

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC10_URSIgrams_Notes.pdf

SWIC10_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