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SUMMARY:Role of the ionosphere and space weather in military communication
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UID:indico-event-259@events.spacepole.be
CONTACT:swec@stce.be
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Jan Janssens (STCE)\, Petra Vanlommel (STCE)\, Elke 
 D'Huys\n\nThis is a course which is intended as an entry course on space 
 weather\, ionospheric weather and its impacts on radio communication. The 
 course brings together Radio research\, GNSS\, HF radio communication and 
 ionospheric research and Space Weather Services .It provides an elementary
  overview over the relevant aspects of space weather impacts without invok
 ing complicated background physics. End termsTo provide representatives f
 rom interested organisations with the knowhow relevant for ionospheric com
 munication\, so they become able to distribute this information within the
 ir proper organisations and tailor it to their respective communities.The 
 course encompasses the principles behind the ionosphere without getting bo
 gged down in math. From there\, it will elaborate on ionospheric propagati
 on\, like it is used in HF communication. The behaviour of the ionosphere 
 on both temperate\, high and low latitudes will be discussed\, along with 
 the eccentricities that accompany these regions. Knowledge of these princi
 ples is readily portable to other forms of communication affected by the i
 onosphere such as SATCOM/GNSS and VLF\, allowing the course to seamlessly 
 make a small excursion along these topics.Finally\, relevant space weather
  phenomena will be outlined\, together with a comprehensive discussion on 
 how they affect the aforementioned communication links.The insights gained
  in this course allow the participants to make appropriate tactical and st
 rategic estimations that relate to link success\, choice of equipment and 
 proper frequency selection. Profile of the participantsBachlors level / s
 enior NCO active in the communications technology communityMasters level /
  Officer active active in the communications technology community The wor
 king language is English.FeeThe fee is 750 EUR. During registration you w
 ill be asked for the info needed to make an invoice. Note that the STCE do
 esn't charge VAT.If your organisation will send us a purchase order for yo
 ur participation\, please make sure that this purchase order contains the 
 information: 'Participation of "YOUR NAME" to the course of the Space Weat
 her Education Centre of "MONTH YEAR".Laptop or tabletIt is recommended tha
 t participants bring a laptop or tablet as it is helpful to check the pre
 sentations. Follow up courseParticipants are invited for the post-Space W
 eather Introductory Course (post-SWIC) during which the translation of the
  SWIC content to products and services for the end-user is made. The lectu
 res of this 1-day course are given by Dr. Michaela Brchnelova from the Joi
 nt Meteorological Group of Dutch defence.  Each SWIC is followed by a pos
 t-SWIC on Thursday. Check https://events.spacepole.be/category/4/This is a
 n organisation of the Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence\n\nhttps://ev
 ents.spacepole.be/event/259/
LOCATION:Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building
URL:https://events.spacepole.be/event/259/
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