Name: Space Weather Introductory Course
Start: 2023-05-22T08:45:00+02:00
End: 2023-05-25T16:20:00+02:00
Location: Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building

Space Weather Introductory Course

from Monday, May 22, 2023 (8:45 AM) to Thursday, May 25, 2023 (4:20 PM)

Monday, May 22, 2023

8:45 AM morning coffee
morning coffee
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 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)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Introduction to Space Weather - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Introduction to Space Weather
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM Break
Break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Basic concepts - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Basic concepts
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
10:30 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 - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Basic concepts - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Basic concepts
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:15 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
Drivers of Space Weather
- Elke D'Huys
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Break
Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM JHelioviewer - Elke D'Huys
JHelioviewer
- Elke D'Huys
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Exercise of the day
Exercise of the day
4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

8:45 AM Morning coffee
Morning coffee
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Space Weather of the day - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Space Weather of the day
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM Earth Environment - Magnetosphere - Jan Janssens (STCE)
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
9:15 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM Coffee
Coffee
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
10:25 AM Solar Wind exercise - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Solar Wind exercise
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
10:25 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Visit to the radiation expert centre - Lenka Zychova Erwin de Donder
Visit to the radiation expert centre
- Lenka Zychova
- Erwin de Donder
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere - Eelco Doornbos (KNMI)
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
- Eelco Doornbos (KNMI)
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM Coffee
Coffee
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Solar Radio Burst and Radio observations - Christophe Marque Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Solar Radio Burst and Radio observations
- Christophe Marque
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Solar Radio Bursts: introduction Radio Observations at Humain
2:45 PM SWx impact on aviation - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
SWx impact on aviation
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM Exercise on sensors - Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
Exercise on sensors
- Petra Vanlommel (STCE)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Reflection on the day
Reflection on the day
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

8:45 AM Morning Coffee
Morning Coffee
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Space Weather of the day - Jan Janssens
Space Weather of the day
- Jan Janssens
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM SWx impacts on Earth - Jan Janssens (STCE)
SWx impacts on Earth
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
9:15 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM GNSS visit
GNSS visit
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM URSIgrams - Jan Janssens (STCE)
URSIgrams
- Jan Janssens (STCE)
11:00 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:05 PM - 12:50 PM

12:50 PM ursigrams, part 2
ursigrams, part 2
12:50 PM - 1:10 PM
1:10 PM From a pilot's perspective - Klaus Sievers
From a pilot's perspective
- Klaus Sievers
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM Ursigram exercise - Elke D'Huys (STCE)
Ursigram exercise
- Elke D'Huys (STCE)
1:55 PM - 2:35 PM
2:35 PM SWx products - Elke D'Huys
SWx products
- Elke D'Huys
2:35 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

8:45 AM Coffee
Coffee
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM Telecom
Telecom
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Break
Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Radar
Radar
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM lunch
lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Satellites
Satellites
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM break
break
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

2:20 PM aviation
aviation
2:20 PM - 3:10 PM

3:10 PM GNSS
GNSS
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Wrap up/Day closure
Wrap up/Day closure
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM