Space Weather Introductory Course

9 Dec 2019, 08:45 → 11 Dec 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.

achtergrondinfo SEP_aurora.rtf steradiaal.rtfd.zip

Interesting links Interesting links

List of Abbreviations SWIC_Listofabbreviations_FINAL.pdf

Monday, 9 December

08:45 → 09:00 morning coffee

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 → 10:30 Introduction to Space Weather

Speaker: Petra Vanlommel (STCE)

Slides 20180611_Introduction.pdf

10:30 → 10:45 Break

10:45 → 11:20 Sensors

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC06_Sensors_FINAL_No Ans.pdf

11:20 → 12:00 Briefing, Regional Warning Centre, SSCC

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

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 14:00 Sensors

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

14:00 → 17:00 Drivers of Space Weather

This session includes theory and exercises

Convener: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC06_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, 10 December

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

09:00 → 10:00 Earth Environment - Magnetosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC06_Magnetosphere_FINAL_No Ans.pdf

10:00 → 10:15 Coffee

10:15 → 10:50 Radiation Expert Centre

Speaker: Mark Dierckxsens

SWIC_Radiation_20191210.pdf

10:50 → 11:05 Coffee and games

11:05 → 12:00 Earth Environment - Ionosphere

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC06_Ionosphere_FINAL_No Ans.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch

13:00 → 13:45 GNSS expert centre and Radio astronomy

Speakers: Christophe Marque, Mr Jean-Marie Chevalier (Royal Observatory of Belgium)

humain_swic.pdf

Space Weather Monitoring based on GNSS - SWIC course.pdf

13:45 → 14:00 Coffee and games

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

This session includes theory and exercises.

Convener: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC06_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, 11 December

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

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

Speaker: Mr Jan Janssens (STCE)

SWIC06_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_201912.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