Name: Space Weather Introductory Course
Start: 2023-03-27T08:45:00+02:00
End: 2023-03-29T15:50:00+02:00
Location: Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building

Space Weather Introductory Course

from Monday, March 27, 2023 (8:45 AM) to Wednesday, March 29, 2023 (3:50 PM)

Monday, March 27, 2023

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 - 11:55 AM
11:55 AM Basic concepts - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Basic concepts
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
11:55 AM - 12:20 PM
12:20 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Drivers of Space Weather - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Drivers of Space Weather
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
1:50 PM Visit - solar dome
Visit - solar dome
1:50 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM Drivers of Space Weather - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Drivers of Space Weather
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM JHelioviewer - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
JHelioviewer
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Exercise of the day
Exercise of the day
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

8:45 AM Coffee & games
Coffee & games
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Earth Environment - Magnetosphere - Jan Janssens (STCE)
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
9:55 AM Coffee
Coffee
9:55 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM Solar Wind exercise - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Solar Wind exercise
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM visit of the radiation expert centre
visit of the radiation expert centre
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

11:45 AM Lunch
Lunch
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere - Eelco Doornbos (KNMI)
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
- Eelco Doornbos (KNMI)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM Coffee
Coffee
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM SWx impacts on Earth - Jan Janssens (STCE)
SWx impacts on Earth
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
1:45 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM Visit of the GNSS expert group
Visit of the GNSS expert group
3:10 PM - 3:35 PM
3:35 PM Exercise on sensors - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Exercise on sensors
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM
4:05 PM Reflection on the day
Reflection on the day
4:05 PM - 4:10 PM
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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 - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Break
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

10:15 AM visit of the Radio expert group
visit of the Radio expert group
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM

10:40 AM Coffee
Coffee
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM URSIgrams - Jan Janssens (STCE)
URSIgrams
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
10:55 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM Quiz info + moment
Quiz info + moment
11:45 AM - 11:55 AM

11:55 AM Lunch
Lunch
11:55 AM - 12:40 PM
12:40 PM Ursigram exercise - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Ursigram exercise
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
1:20 PM Coffee
Coffee
1:20 PM - 1:35 PM
1:35 PM From a pilot's perspective - Klaus Sievers
From a pilot's perspective
- Klaus Sievers
1:35 PM - 2:25 PM
2:25 PM SWx products - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
SWx products
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
2:25 PM - 3:00 PM