Space Weather Introductory Course - ONSITE

Name: Space Weather Introductory Course - ONSITE
Start: 2022-06-13T08:45:00+02:00
End: 2022-06-15T15:45:00+02:00
Location: Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building

Jun 13 – 15, 2022

Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building

Europe/Brussels timezone

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 takes place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with an online test the week after.

SWIC test and certificate

The SWIC test to obtain the certificate can be taken during the week following the SWIC (day and hour: TBD). The test is online, no need to come over again. We will call all participants together on the zoom-platform for the test. The test takes max 90 min.

Only participants that take the test, receive a certificate for the course.

Fee

The fee is 750 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.

Laptop or tablet

It is recommended that participants bring a laptop or tablet as it is helpful for the exercises and to check the presentations.

Starts Jun 13, 2022, 8:45 AM

Ends Jun 15, 2022, 3:45 PM

Europe/Brussels

Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building

Ringlaan 3, 1180 Brussel, Belgium

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Elke D'Huys
Jan Janssens
Petra Vanlommel

achtergrondinfo

SEP_aurora.rtf

steradiaal.rtfd.zip

Interesting links

List of Abbreviations

SWIC_Listofabbreviations_FINAL.pdf

Trainees

For space weather interpreters/operators: they will provide Space Weather information, warn units in case of severe events, answer easy questions and relay difficult questions to the experts.

The qualification level of the trainees: medium level high school with basic mathematics and physics. Most of them have extended working experience in weather forecasting or engineering and have interest in natural and technical sciences. They have a good working knowledge of English.

The end level: the trainees understand the basics of Space Weather, know about the potential impact on technology and understand the Space Weather products provided by Space Weather institutes. They are able to read and understand the SIDC Ursigram, i.e. space weather bulletin.

Content

The content focuses on Space Weather and the effects on man-made infrastructure and its functionality.

We discuss solar eruptions of very high-energy matter and electromagnetic radiation which inject massive amounts of energy in the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere leading to pronounced impact on navigation, communication and energy transport.

Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of waves, particles, vectors, scalar and vector fields, ...

For the translation of space weather information into colour maps and products for the end-users, we refer to the participant's organisation.

By the end of the course, the students are able to understand and interpret the space weather information of the STCE.