2024
Ref: POSTER-2025-0015

Space Weather Institute of Belgium Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence

Vanlommel, Petra ; D'Huys, Elke


Poster presented at European Space Weather Week 2024, Coimbra, Portugal on 2024-11-05

Abstract: Sporadic and massive solar eruptions of very high-energy matter and radiation from the Sun can have an impact on navigation, communication and transport of energy. In extreme cases, these eruptions pose a safety risk to human health. Businesses and organizations possibly impacted by space weather want to learn about this natural hazard to increase their resilience. But, it is not always straightforward to read, understand and interpret space weather bulletins and data available on the internet. Some users might be in the initial phase of space weather awareness and understanding and might not have found their way to an easy accessible space weather service yet. The Space Weather Education Centre, SWEC, offers basic and tailored courses for stakeholders that run space weather impacted operations and services. The courses address the barriers that users encounter while dealing with the question what space weather is, as well as where to find and how to interpret space weather parameters and indices. SWEC is an organization of the STCE, the Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence. The STCE is the place for research, data & services and education about Sun-Space-Earth and their interactions. The institute can rely on a rich history and expertise in solar and terrestrial observations & measurements, both on ground and from space. The STCE incorporates a Space Weather Service Centre, issuing daily space weather bulletins and warnings in case of space storms. SWEC builds on this firm academic and service experience and has qualified teachers and communicators.

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Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence



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