Space Weather Introductory Course

28 Oct 2019, 08:45 → 30 Oct 2019, 15:00 Europe/Brussels

Nicolet (BIRA-IASB)

Jan Janssens (STCE), Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

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 can be followed by meteorologists and space staff that have high school knowledge of physics and will be providing Space Weather information to end users.

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achtergrondinfo SEP_aurora.rtf steradiaal.rtfd.zip

Interesting links Interesting links

List of Abbreviations SWIC_Listofabbreviations_FINAL.pdf

Monday 28 October

09:00 → 09:15 9,8,7, ignition, 6, 5, 4, prepare for take off, 3,2,1, 0 lift off

Speaker: Dr Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

09:15 → 10:15 Introduction to Space Weather

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

20191028_SWIC_SolarStorms&SWx.pdf

10:15 → 10:20 Break

10:20 → 11:20 Sensors

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC05_Sensors_FINAL_No Ans.pdf

11:20 → 12:15 Briefing, Regional Warning Centre, SSCC

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

12:15 → 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

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

SWIC05_Eruptive Sun_FINAL_No Ans.pdf

14:00 Part 1

14:45 Coffee and games

15:05 Part 2

15:50 More coffee and games

16:10 Part 3

17:00 → 17:15 Reflections on the day

Tuesday 29 October

08:45 → 09:00 Refreshing start of the morning

09:00 → 10:00 Earth Environment - Magnetosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC05_Magnetosphere_FINAL_No Ans.pdf

10:00 → 10:15 Coffee

10:15 → 10:50 Radiation Expert Centre

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

1709_028_AR_EN.zip

SWIC_BIRA-IASB_20191029.pdf

10:50 → 11:05 Coffee and games

11:05 → 12:05 Earth Environment - Ionosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC05_Ionosphere_FINAL_No Ans.pdf

12:05 → 12:20 Coffee and games

12:20 → 13:00 GNSS expert centre and Radio astronomy

Speakers: Antonio Martinez (Royal Observatory of Belgium), Mr Jean-Marie Chevalier (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

humain_swic.pdf

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)

SWIC05_SWx effects_FINAL_No Ans.pdf

14:00 Part 1

14:45 Coffee & games

15:05 Part 2

15:50 Coffee & games

16:10 Part 3

17:00 → 17:05 Reflection on the day

Wednesday 30 October

08:45 → 09:00 Another refeshing start of the day

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

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC05_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)

test_oktober.pdf

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:45 Review Quiz

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

14:45 → 15:00 Certificates & Reflection on the course and photo