Space Weather Introductory Course

8 May 2017, 10:00 → 23 May 2017, 16:00 Europe/Brussels

Meridian Room (Space Pole)

Bert Van den Oord (KNMI), Jan Janssens (STCE), Petra Vanlommel (STCE), Willem-Pieter van der Laan (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)

This course is intended as an entry course on Space Weather. It provides an elementary overview over the relevant aspects of space weather without invoking complicated background physics. The course is required for meteorologists, geophysicists and space staff that have high school knowledge of physics and will be providing Space Weather information to military and civilian end users. 

Interesting links http://www.stce.be/presentations/SWIC/

List of abbreviations SWIC_Listofabbreviations_05May2017_1330LT.pdf

Monday, 8 May

1 Introduction to SWIC

Speaker: Mr Willem-Pieter van der Laan (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)

Slides SWIC_Introduction.pdf

11:00 Coffee

2 Drivers of Space Weather

Speaker: Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

Slides 20170508_SWIC_PVanlommel.pdf 20170508_SWIC_PVanlommel_withnotes.pdf

13:00 Lunch

3 Institutes important in the Space Weather field

Speaker: Dr Bert van den Oord (KNMI)

Slides SWIC-organisations_and_policies-FINAL.pdf

4 Drivers of Space Weather

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides JJ_Eruptive_Sun_FINAL.pdf

15:30 Coffee

5 Drivers of Space Weather

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

6 Reflection on the day

Speaker: Mr Willem-Pieter van der Laan (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)

Tuesday, 9 May

7 Earth Environment - magnetosphere: SW physics & sensors

Speaker: Dr Johan De Keyser (Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy)

Slides SWIC_Magnetosphere_v1_Notes.pdf

8 Visits - JHelioviewer, CACTus, ROBOSWOP, Data Centres, SSCC and P2SC

Speakers: Mr Bram Bourgoignie (ROB), Dr Jennifer O'Hara (ROB), Mr Koen Stegen (ROB)

9 Earth Environment - ionosphere: SW physics & sensors

Speakers: Dr Jean-Marie Chevalier (ROB), Dr Nicolas Bergeot (ROB)

Slides SWIC_Ionosphere.pdf

10 Impact on the Earth Environment

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides Space_Weather_effects_JJ_FINAL2.pdf

13:00 Lunch

11 Impact on the Earth Environment

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

12 Visits - Solar Demon, Solar Dome and USET Campaign

Speakers: Mr Emil Kraaikamp (ROB), Dr Frederic Clette (ROB)

13 Reflection on the day

Speaker: Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

Monday, 22 May

14 Refresher

Speakers: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE), Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE), Mr Willem-Pieter Van der Laan (KLu)

15 Impact on Communication & Radar

Speaker: Mr Willem-Pieter van der Laan (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)

Slides Impact_Telecommunications.pdf

16 Visits - Space Weather Briefing, STAFF, Euhforia and ComeSep

Speakers: Dr Cis Verbeeck (ROB), Dr Jasmina Magdalenic (ROB), Luciano Rodriguez (ROB)

17 Impact on Communication & Radar

Speaker: Mr Willem-Pieter van der Laan (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)

Slides Impact_Radar.pdf

13:00 Lunch

18 Impacts on GPS & Satellite Operations

Speaker: Mr Willem-Pieter Van der Laan (KLu)

Slides Impact_GPS.pdf Impact_on_satellites.pdf

19 Impacts on Power Grids & Aviation

Speaker: Dr Bert Van den Oord (KNMI)

Slides SWIC-impact-aviation-FINAL.pdf SWIC-impact-power-grids-FINAL.pdf

20 Stoplight charts

Speaker: Mr Willem-Pieter van der laan (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)

Slides Stoplight_charts_FINAL.pdf

Tuesday, 23 May

21 Sensors

Speakers: Dr Christophe Marqué (SIDC), Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides Sensors_jj_cm_12_May2017.pdf

10:00 Coffee

22 Exercises on Ursigram

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides Practice_SIDC_JJ_FINAL.pdf

23 Space Weather data exercise

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

24 Questions & Discussion

Speaker: Mr Willem-Pieter van der Laan (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)

25 General knowledge Quiz

Speaker: All

Slides swic_test.pdf

13:00 Lunch

26 Space Weather situations Quiz

Speaker: All

Slides

• 01_Stoplight_MED_02Apr2017_0000Z.gif
• 02_Stoplight_MED_04Apr2017_1200Z.gif
• Magnetograms_01_02APR17.png
• STAFF_24MAR_02APR17.png
• swic_test.pdf
• URSIgram_01Apr2017.txt
• URSIgram_02Apr2017.txt
• URSIgram_03Apr2017.txt
• URSIgram_21Mar2017.txt

27 Review Quiz

Speakers: Jan Janssens (STCE), Petra Vanlommel (STCE), Willem-Pieter Van der Laan (KLu)

28 Wrap up

Speaker: Mr Willem-Pieter van der Laan (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)