Space Weather Introductory Course
Royal Observatory of Belgium - Directors Building
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 intended for meteorologists and space staff that will be providing Space Weather information to military and civilian end users.
The course takes place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with an online test the week after.
SWIC test and certificate
The SWIC test to obtain the certificate can be taken during the week following the SWIC at a moment that suits you. The test is online, no need to come over again.
The test takes max 90 min.
Only participants that take the test, receive a certificate for the course.
Fee
The fee is 750 EUR. During registration you will be asked for the info needed to make an invoice. Note that the STCE doesn't charge VAT.
Fee reductions/waivers are available for priority user groups.
If your institute will send us a purchase order for your participation to the SWIC, please make sure that this purchase order contains the information: 'Participation of "YOUR NAME" to the SWIC'.
Payment can be made through bank transfer.
Laptop or tablet
It is recommended that participants bring a laptop or tablet as it is helpful for the exercises and to check the presentations.
JHelioviewer
JHelioviewer is a handy tool to virtually surf through the heliosphere. More info on JHelioviewer: installation, manual and tutorial movie.
Follow up course
Participants are invited for the post-Space Weather Introductory Course (post-SWIC) during which the translation of the SWIC content to products and services for the end-user is made. The lectures of this 1-day course are given by Dr. Michaela Brchnelova from the Joint Meteorological Group of Dutch defence.
Each SWIC is followed by a post-SWIC on Thursday. Check https://events.spacepole.be/category/4/
Further Reading
Space Weather and Space Climate
This is an organisation of the Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence
