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

1 Introduction

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

2 Introduction to Space Weather

Speaker: Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

Slides 20180611_Introduction.pdf

11:15 Coffee - going to SSCC

3 SIDC Space Weather Briefing

4 SIDC and sensors

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC02_Sensors_FINAL.pdf

13:00 Lunch

Drivers of Space Weather

This session includes theory and exercises

Convener: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

slides SWIC02_Eruptive_Sun_FINAL.pdf

5 Part 1

14:45 Coffee

6 Part 2

15:45 Coffee

7 Part 3

8 Reflections on the day

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

Tuesday, 12 June

9 Earth Environment - Magnetosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC02_Magnetosphere_FINAL.pdf

10:00 Coffee

10 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 Earth Environment - ionosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC02_Ionosphere_FINAL.pdf

12:00 Coffee

12 GNSS expert centre and Radio astronomy

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

13:00 Lunch

Space Weather Impacts on the Earth environment

This session includes theory and exercises.

Convener: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

slides SWIC02_SWx_effects_FINAL.pdf

13 Part 1

14:45 Coffee

14 Part 2

15:45 Coffee

15 Part 3

16 Reflection on the day

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

Wednesday, 13 June

17 Recapitulation & ursigram reading

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC02_Practice_SIDC_JJ_FINAL.pdf

10:00 Coffee

18 Ursigram exercise

Speaker: Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

11:00 Coffee

19 Knowledge and Situations Quiz

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

Slides SWIC_2018_test.pdf

13:00 Lunch

20 Review Quiz

Speaker: Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

21 Certificates & Reflection on the course and photo