Space Weather Introductory Course for Belgian Defence
from
Monday, 31 March 2025 (08:45)
to
Wednesday, 2 April 2025 (16:00)
Monday, 31 March 2025
08:45
morning coffee
morning coffee
08:45 - 09:00
09:00
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
)
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
From a users perspective
-
Michaela Brchnelova
From a users perspective
Michaela Brchnelova
09:30 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 10:40
10:40
Introduction to Space Weather
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Introduction to Space Weather
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
10:40 - 11:25
11:25
Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
11:25 - 12:00
12:00
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 12:45
12:45
Basic concepts
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Basic concepts
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
12:45 - 13:50
13:50
Visit - solar dome
Visit - solar dome
13:50 - 14:15
14:15
Drivers of Space Weather
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Drivers of Space Weather
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
14:15 - 15:05
15:05
Break
Break
15:05 - 15:10
15:10
Drivers of Space Weather
-
Elke D'Huys
Drivers of Space Weather
Elke D'Huys
15:10 - 16:10
16:10
Wrap up
Wrap up
16:10 - 16:20
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
08:45
Morning coffee
Morning coffee
08:45 - 09:00
09:00
Space Weather of the day
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Space Weather of the day
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
09:00 - 09:15
09:15
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
-
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
09:15 - 10:10
10:10
short break
short break
10:10 - 10:25
10:25
Solar Wind exercise
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Solar Wind exercise
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
10:25 - 11:15
11:15
short break
short break
11:15 - 11:20
11:20
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
-
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
11:20 - 12:15
12:15
Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:00
13:00
Visit to the radiation expert centre
-
Lenka Zychova
Erwin de Donder
Sophie Chabanski
(
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)
)
Visit to the radiation expert centre
Lenka Zychova
Erwin de Donder
Sophie Chabanski
(
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)
)
13:00 - 13:45
13:45
short break
short break
13:45 - 13:50
13:50
SWx impact on aviation
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
SWx impact on aviation
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
13:50 - 14:50
14:50
EUI and proba-3
EUI and proba-3
14:50 - 15:15
15:15
Advisory Exercise
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Advisory Exercise
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
15:15 - 15:40
15:40
Overshoot time - Reflection on the day
Overshoot time - Reflection on the day
15:40 - 16:00
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
08:45
Morning Coffee
Morning Coffee
08:45 - 09:00
09:00
Space Weather of the day
-
Jan Janssens
Space Weather of the day
Jan Janssens
09:00 - 09:15
09:15
SWx impacts on Earth
-
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
SWx impacts on Earth
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
09:15 - 10:35
10:35
Visit to the Radio Observations Expert Centre
-
Antonio Martinez
Christophe Marque
Visit to the Radio Observations Expert Centre
Antonio Martinez
Christophe Marque
10:35 - 11:05
11:05
Exercise on sensors
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Exercise on sensors
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
11:05 - 11:45
11:45
Lunch
Lunch
11:45 - 12:30
12:30
URSIgrams
-
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
URSIgrams
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
12:30 - 13:55
13:55
Ursigram exercise
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Ursigram exercise
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
13:55 - 14:35
14:35
SWx products
-
Elke D'Huys
SWx products
Elke D'Huys
14:35 - 15:30
15:30
End
End
15:30 - 15:45