Space Weather REDI Bootcamp Tutorials 2018

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Monday 6/4/2018

Introduction of the CCMC (Masha Kuznetsova) [ PDF | PPT ]
Introduction to Space Weather (Antti Pulkkinen) [ PDF | PPT | Quick quiz ]
- NASA: Space Weather FAQ
NASA Astrophysics and role of Space Weather (Michelle Thaller) [ PDF | PPT ]
Heliophysics Satellites (Leila Mays, Asher Pembroke) [ PPT (2GB) ]
What is iSWA and how do you use it? (Rick Mullinix, Anna Chulaki) [ PDF | PPT ]
- iSWA

Tuesday 6/5

Solar Photospheric, Chromospheric and Coronal observations relevant for Space Weather forecasting (Karin Muglach) [ PDF | PPT | assignment ]
- iSWA layout
- Guide to SDO wavelengths
Solar Flares and Space Weather (Aleksandre Taktakishvili) [ PDF | PPT | assignment ]
Introduction to the DONKI Space Weather Database (Chiu Wiegand) [ PDF | PPT ]
CMEs and Space Weather (Aleksandre Taktakishvili) [ PDF | PPT | assignment ]
- Difference between flares and CMEs
- What is the correlation between flares and CMEs? See for example Compagnino et al. 2017
SEPs and Space Weather (Leila Mays) [ PDF | PPT ]
Coronal holes and SWx (Michael Kirk) [ PDF | PPT | assignment ]
Coronal Modeling with WSA and ADAPT (Nick Arge) [ PDF | PPT ]

Wednesday 6/6

Real-time modeling of CMEs using WSA-ENLIL+Cone model (Leila Mays) [ PDF | PPT | assignment part 1, part2 ]
- ENLIL v2.8 (time-dependent) Runs-on-Request submission form
- ENLIL v2.8 (time-dependent) submission form instructions
Sun-Earth connection; the Earth's Magnetosphere and importance of Space Weather (Yari Collado-Vega) [ PDF | PPTx ]
Van Allen Radiation Belts (Alex Glocer) [ PDF | KEY ]
Space Weather in the Ionosphere (Robert Pfaff) [ PDF | PPTx ]

Thursday 6/7

Space Weather Effects on Satellites/Space Assets (Yihua Zheng) [ PDF | PPTx | assignment ]
- NASA technical handbook (PDF)
Introduction to the Aurora and Auroral Dynamics (Robert Robinson) [ PDF | PPT ]
GICs (Antti Pulkkinen) [ PDF | PPTx ]
Space Weather Forecasting Chains of Events (Barbara Thompson) [ PDF | PPTx ]
- Flowchart of decision-making process in Space Weather forecasting (PDF)
Introduction to Models at the CCMC (Masha Kuznetsova) [ PDF | PPT ]

Friday 6/8

Part 1: CME Analysis with StereoCAT for Space Weather (Karin Muglach) [ PDF | PPT | assignment (#0) ]
- CME assignment submission forms: HW#0: CME number 1, 2, 3, 4
- Also see Part 2: Limitations
- Handout for CME analysis with StereoCAT; Summary of homework assignments
- Example Coronal Mass Ejection Analysis Process (video, Antti Pulkkinen)
- StereoCAT for CME parameter derivation (video, Antti Pulkkinen)
- Explanation of StereoCAT triangulation (video, Antti Pulkkinen)
  
  Links to help with CME assignments:
- Link to StereoCAT
- Solar grid overlays: Solar Monitor; iSWA magnetic connectivity (SDO only)
- Where is STEREO tool
- iSWA layout: EUV & coronagraphs (40 frames)
- NASA GSFC CDAW movies (science level data):
  Example base urls: SDO EUV, STEREO EUV, SOHO LASCO, STEREO SECCHI COR2.
  You can directly edit the dates and instrument codes in these urls.
  Other instruments codes can be found here.
- NASA GSFC CDAW daily browse movies
Introduction to CCMC Space Weather Scoreboards (Leila Mays, Yari Collado-Vega) [ PDF ]

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