Name: Space Weather Introductory Course - ONSITE
Start: 2022-11-21T08:45:00+01:00
End: 2022-11-24T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building

Space Weather Introductory Course - ONSITE

from Monday, November 21, 2022 (8:45 AM) to Thursday, November 24, 2022 (4:00 PM)

Monday, November 21, 2022

9:00 AM morning coffee
morning coffee
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM 9,8,7, ignition, 6, 5, 4, prepare for take off, 3,2,1, 0 lift off - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
9,8,7, ignition, 6, 5, 4, prepare for take off, 3,2,1, 0 lift off
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM Introduction to Space Weather - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Introduction to Space Weather
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM Basic concepts - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Basic concepts
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM Basic concepts - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Basic concepts
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Sensors overview - Jan Janssens (STCE)
Sensors overview
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM Visit - solar dome
Visit - solar dome
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM Quick break
Quick break
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM Drivers of Space Weather - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Drivers of Space Weather
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
2:20 PM - 3:05 PM
3:05 PM Break
Break
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM Solar radio bursts effects on aviation - Antonio Martinez Christophe Marqué (STCE)
Solar radio bursts effects on aviation
- Antonio Martinez
- Christophe Marqué (STCE)
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM Exercise of the day
Exercise of the day
3:50 PM - 4:15 PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2022

8:45 AM Coffee & games
Coffee & games
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Drivers of Space Weather - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Drivers of Space Weather
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM Coffee
Coffee
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Earth Environment - Magnetosphere - Jan Janssens (STCE)
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
10:00 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM visit of B.USOC
visit of B.USOC
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM
11:25 AM Particle Radiation - Erwin De Donder (Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB))
Particle Radiation
- Erwin De Donder (Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB))
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM Lunch
Lunch
11:55 AM - 12:40 PM
12:40 PM Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere - Eelco Doornbos (KNMI)
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
- Eelco Doornbos (KNMI)
12:40 PM - 1:25 PM
1:25 PM SWx impacts on Earth - Jan Janssens (STCE)
SWx impacts on Earth
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
1:25 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM Coffee
Coffee
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM SWx impacts on Earth - Jan Janssens (STCE)
SWx impacts on Earth
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM Exercise on sensors - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Exercise on sensors
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
3:25 PM Visit SWx Service Centre - GNSS
Visit SWx Service Centre - GNSS
3:25 PM - 3:50 PM

3:50 PM Reflection on the day
Reflection on the day
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

8:45 AM Another refreshing start of the day
Another refreshing start of the day
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM SWx impact on aviation - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
SWx impact on aviation
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM Coffee
Coffee
9:45 AM - 9:55 AM
9:55 AM From a pilots perspective - Klaus Sievers
From a pilots perspective
- Klaus Sievers
9:55 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM Solar Wind exercise - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Solar Wind exercise
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Lunch + photo
Lunch + photo
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

12:15 PM Quiz info + moment
Quiz info + moment
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM
12:25 PM URSIgrams - Jan Janssens (STCE)
URSIgrams
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
12:25 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM Ursigram exercise - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Ursigram exercise
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
1:15 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM SWx products - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
SWx products
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
Thursday, November 24, 2022
9:00 AM post-SWIC - Vincent Kartodikromo (JMG) Bastien Van Belleghem (MeteoWing)
post-SWIC
- Vincent Kartodikromo (JMG)
- Bastien Van Belleghem (MeteoWing)
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
We will discuss Space Weather Impacts on TELECOM, RADAR, SATELLITES, AVIATION and GNSS