Space Weather Introductory Course

12 Mar 2019, 10:00 → 14 Mar 2019, 15:30 Europe/Brussels

Nicolet (BIRA-IASB)

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 and space staff that have high school knowledge of physics and will be providing Space Weather information to military and civilian end users.

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List of Abbreviations SWIC_Listofabbreviations_FINAL.pdf

Tuesday, 12 March

10:00 → 10:15 Introduction

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

10:15 → 11:00 Introduction to Space Weather

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

Slides 20180611_Introduction.pdf

11:00 → 11:30 Sensors

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC04_Sensors_FINAL_No_Ans.pdf

11:30 → 12:00 Regional Warning Centre, SSCC

Speakers: Jennifer O'Hara (Royal Observatory of Belgium), Jesse Andries (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

12:00 → 13:00 Sensors

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

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 SWIC04_Eruptive_Sun_FINAL_No_Ans.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

Wednesday, 13 March

09:00 → 10:00 Earth Environment - Magnetosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC04_Magnetosphere_FINAL_No_Ans.pdf

10:00 → 10:15 Coffee

10:15 → 11:00 Radiation Expert Centre

Speaker: Dr Erwin De Donder (Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB))

Slides SWIC_BIRA-IASB_20190312.pdf

11:00 → 12:00 Earth Environment - Ionosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC04_Ionosphere_FINAL_No_Ans.pdf

12:00 → 12:15 Coffee

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

Speakers: Antonio Martinez (Royal Observatory of Belgium), 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 SWIC04_SWx_effects_FINAL_No_Ans.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

Thursday, 14 March

09:00 → 10:00 SIDC/RWC & URSIgram: Summary and Exercises

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

Slides SWIC04_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: Bram Bourgoignie (Royal Observatory of Belgium), Mr Jan Janssens (STCE), Olivier Lemaitre (Royal Observatory of Belgium), Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

Slides SWICtest.pdf

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:00 Review Quiz

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

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