Space Weather Introductory Course for Aviation
from
Monday, 7 December 2026 (08:45)
to
Wednesday, 9 December 2026 (16:00)
Monday, 7 December 2026
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
Introduction to Space Weather
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Introduction to Space Weather
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
09:30 - 10:15
10:15
Break
Break
10:15 - 10:30
10:30
Basic concepts
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Basic concepts
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
10:30 - 11:30
11:30
Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
Space Weather Briefing of the STCE SWx Service Centre
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
Basic concepts
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Basic concepts
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
12:00 - 12:15
12:15
Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:00
13:00
Drivers of Space Weather
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Drivers of Space Weather
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
13:00 - 13:50
13:50
Visit - solar dome
Visit - solar dome
13:50 - 14:15
14:15
Drivers of Space Weather
-
Elke D'Huys
Drivers of Space Weather
Elke D'Huys
14:15 - 15:00
15:00
Break
Break
15:00 - 15:15
15:15
JHelioviewer
-
Elke D'Huys
JHelioviewer
Elke D'Huys
15:15 - 16:00
16:00
Exercise of the day
Exercise of the day
16:00 - 16:25
Tuesday, 8 December 2026
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
Visit to the radiation expert centre
Lenka Zychova
Erwin de Donder
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
GNSS visit
GNSS visit
14:50 - 15:15
15:15
Exercise on sensors
-
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
Exercise on sensors
Petra Vanlommel
(
STCE
)
15:15 - 15:45
15:45
Reflection on the day
Reflection on the day
15:45 - 15:55
Wednesday, 9 December 2026
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
-
Christophe Marque
Antonio Martínez Picar
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
Visit to the Radio Observations Expert Centre
Christophe Marque
Antonio Martínez Picar
(
Royal Observatory of Belgium
)
10:35 - 11:05
11:05
URSIgrams
-
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
URSIgrams
Jan Janssens
(
STCE
)
11:05 - 12:10
12:10
Lunch
Lunch
12:10 - 12:55
12:55
ursigrams, part 2
ursigrams, part 2
12:55 - 13:15
13:15
From a users perspective
-
Michaela Brchnelova
From a users perspective
Michaela Brchnelova
13:15 - 14:00
14:00
Ursigram exercise
-
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
Ursigram exercise
Elke D'Huys
(
STCE
)
14:00 - 14:40
14:40
SWx products
-
Elke D'Huys
SWx products
Elke D'Huys
14:40 - 15:35
15:35
End
End
15:35 - 15:50