Space Weather Introductory Course

11 Jun 2018, 10:00 → 13 Jun 2018, 15:30 Europe/Brussels

Nicolet (BIRA-IASB)

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 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 Interesting links

List of abbreviations List of abbreviations

Photos http://www.stce.be/presentations/SWICJune2018/

Monday, 11 June

10:00 → 10:15 Introduction

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

10:15 → 11:15 Introduction to Space Weather

Speaker: Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

Slides 20180611_Introduction.pdf

11:15 → 11:30 Coffee - going to SSCC

11:30 → 11:50 SIDC Space Weather Briefing

11:50 → 13:00 SIDC and sensors

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC02_Sensors_FINAL.pdf

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 17:00 Drivers of Space Weather

This session includes theory and exercises

Convener: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

slides SWIC02_Eruptive_Sun_FINAL.pdf

14:00 Part 1

14:45 Coffee

15:00 Part 2

15:45 Coffee

16:00 Part 3

17:00 → 17:15 Reflections on the day

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

Tuesday, 12 June

09:00 → 10:00 Earth Environment - Magnetosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC02_Magnetosphere_FINAL.pdf

10:00 → 10:15 Coffee

10:15 → 11:00 Regional Warning Centre & Radiation Expert Centre

Speakers: Dr Erwin De Donder (Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB)), Mr Jesse Andries (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

Slides 20180612_SWIC_BIRA-IASB.pdf

11:00 → 12:00 Earth Environment - ionosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC02_Ionosphere_FINAL.pdf

12:00 → 12:15 Coffee

12:15 → 13:00 GNSS expert centre and Radio astronomy

Speakers: Dr Christophe Marqué (ROB), Mr Jean-Marie Chevalier (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 17:00 Space Weather Impacts on the Earth environment

This session includes theory and exercises.

Convener: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

slides SWIC02_SWx_effects_FINAL.pdf

14:00 Part 1

14:45 Coffee

15:00 Part 2

15:45 Coffee

16:00 Part 3

17:00 → 17:15 Reflection on the day

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

Wednesday, 13 June

09:00 → 10:00 Recapitulation & ursigram reading

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC02_Practice_SIDC_JJ_FINAL.pdf

10:00 → 10:15 Coffee

10:15 → 11:00 Ursigram exercise

Speaker: Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

11:00 → 11:15 Coffee

11:15 → 13:00 Knowledge and Situations Quiz

Speakers: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE), Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

Slides SWIC_2018_test.pdf

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:00 Review Quiz

Speaker: Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

15:00 → 15:30 Certificates & Reflection on the course and photo