Space Weather Introductory Course
from
Monday, February 9, 2026 (8:45 AM)
to
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 (4:45 PM)
Monday, February 9, 2026
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 - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Break
Break
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Game
Game
10:45 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM
Sneak preview space weather briefing
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Sneak preview space weather briefing
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
10:55 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
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Drivers of Space Weather
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Drivers of Space Weather
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
12:45 PM - 1:55 PM
1:55 PM
Visit - solar dome
Visit - solar dome
1:55 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM
Game (Elke)
Game (Elke)
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Drivers of Space Weather
-
Elke D'Huys
Elisabeth Dom
Drivers of Space Weather
Elke D'Huys
Elisabeth Dom
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM
Exercise on sensors
-
Elisabeth Dom
Exercise on sensors
Elisabeth Dom
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM
Quick exercise to end
Quick exercise to end
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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
Solar Wind
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Solar Wind
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Visit to the radiation expert centre
-
Lenka Zychova
Visit to the radiation expert centre
Lenka Zychova
10:15 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Game
Game
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
-
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
Earth Environment - Magnetosphere
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
-
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
Earth Environment - thermosphere & Ionosphere
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Earth environment: thermosphere and ionosphere
-
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
Earth environment: thermosphere and ionosphere
Tobias Verhulst
(
RMI
)
1:15 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM
Game
Game
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
SWx impact on aviation
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
SWx impact on aviation
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
GNSS
GNSS
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM
3:55 PM
Reflection on the day
Reflection on the day
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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 - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM
Game
Game
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM
Visit to the Radio Observations Expert Centre
-
Antonio Martínez Picar
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
Christophe Marque
Visit to the Radio Observations Expert Centre
Antonio Martínez Picar
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
Christophe Marque
10:40 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Advisory Exercise
-
Elisabeth Dom
Advisory Exercise
Elisabeth Dom
11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM
From a users perspective
-
Michaela Brchnelova
From a users perspective
Michaela Brchnelova
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
URSIgrams
-
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
URSIgrams
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM
Break
Break
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM
2:25 PM
Ursigram exercise
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Ursigram exercise
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
2:25 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM
SWx products
-
Elke D'Huys
SWx products
Elke D'Huys
3:10 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM
Game
Game
3:45 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM
End
End
4:10 PM - 4:25 PM