Space Weather Training 2020

• Intro to SW forecasting, CCMC and forecaster team (Yari Collado-Vega)
  
• Introduction to Space Weather (Yaireska Collado-Vega)
  
  • NASA: Space Weather FAQ
    
• Heliophysics Satellites Lecture/Demo (Yihua Zheng) ~2GB PPT
  
  • Heliophysics satellites homework (Submit Google Form onine)
    
    • Where is STEREO tool
      

• Space Weather Models running in Real Time/forecasting mode (Yihua Zheng) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• What is iSWA and how do you use it? Demo (Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Introduction to iSWA hands-on exercise (Anna Chulaki)
  
  • iSWA (Integrated Space Weather Analysis System)
    
  • Basic iSWA controls
    

• Solar Photospheric, Chromospheric and Coronal observations relevant for Space Weather forecasting (Michael Kirk) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
  • Homework: Helioviewer
    Use case studies: 2014/02/18–2014/02/21 (use SDO AIA 211, 193, 304)
    
• Monitoring Space Weather with iSWA (Yaireska Collado-Vega)
  
  • Where is STEREO tool
    
  • Guide to SDO wavelengths
  • iSWA layout: EUV & coronagraphs (40 frames)
    

• Solar Flares and Space Weather (Sandro Taktakishvili) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Coronal holes and SWx (Michael Kirk) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• SEPs and Space Weather (Yihua Zheng) [ PDF | PPT ]
  

• Coronal Modeling with WSA and ADAPT(Nick Arge) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• CME Analysis with StereoCAT for Space Weather [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• StereoCAT CME measurement practice (Yaireska Collado-Vega):
  
  • Summary of all CME assignments (today we work on assignment #0)
    
  • CME assignment #0 (zero) submission forms:
    • CME 1, CME 2, CME 3, CME 4
  • Handout for CME analysis with StereoCAT
    
  • StereoCAT tool | Where is STEREO tool
    
  • iSWA layout: EUV & coronagraphs (40 frames)
    
  • Solar grid overlays: Solar Monitor | iSWA magnetic connectivity (SDO only)
    
  Resources to help with CME assignments:
  • 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.
  • NASA GSFC CDAW daily browse movies
  • Example Coronal Mass Ejection Analysis Process (video, Antti Pulkkinen)
    
  • StereoCAT for CME parameter derivation (video, Antti Pulkkinen)
    
  • Thompson scattering and coronagraphs (video, Antti Pulkkinen)
    
  • Explanation of StereoCAT triangulation (video, Antti Pulkkinen)
    
    

• CME Analysis with StereoCAT for Space Weather Part 2 (Limitations) (Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Advanced StereoCAT practice [ Work on CME assignment #1 ]
  
  CME assignment #1:
  1
  2 (one-coronagraph measurement)
  3
  4
  5
  

• StereoCAT homework [ Continue working on assignments #0, #1, #2 ]
  
  #0: CME 1, 2, 3, 4
  #1: CME 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  #2: CME 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  

• Realtime modeling of CMEs using WSA-ENLIL+Conemodel (Christina Kay) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Practice: running and analyzing a WSA/ENLIL+Cone model simulation
  
  • Simulation submission assignment Google form
  • Link to ENLIL v2.8 (time-dependent) Runs-on-Request submission interface
  • ENLIL v2.8 (time-dependent) run submission instructions
• Homework: Analysis of your ENLIL simulation results Google form
  • ENLIL simulation instructions on Forecaster Dashboard (login required)
  • 5.5AU WSA-ENLIL simulation. ENLIL troubleshooting. (Sandro Taktakishvili) [ PDF | PPT ]
    
    • 5.5AU ENLIL simulation instructions on Dashboard (login required)
    • ENLIL simulation troubleshooting instructions on Dashboard (login required)

• Space Weather Forecasting Chains of Events (Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Sun-Earth connection; the Earth's Magnetosphere and importance of Space Weather (Alexa Halford) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Space Weather Forecasting Chains of Events practice
  • Chain of events assignment Google form
  • Flowchart of decision-making process in Space Weather forecasting (PDF)
  • Link to Forecaster Decision Dashboard (login required)
    
  • iSWA Forecaster Layouts: imagers cygnets; timeline cygnets
  • Leila's helpful forecasting links and example space weather layouts
    
  • StereoCAT tool | SWPC CAT tool | Where is STEREO tool
    
  • Solar grid overlays: Solar Monitor | iSWA magnetic connectivity (SDO only)
    

• Introduction to the CME Scoreboard (Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
  • Link to CME Scoreboard
• Introduction to SWPC_CAT (Anna Chulaki) [ PDF | PPT ]
  SWPC_CAT CME measurement practice:
  • Summary of all CME assignments (work on #3)
  • SWPC_CAT_Web Analysis Procedure handout
    
  • Handout for command line SWPC CAT tool
    
  • SWPC CAT tool | Where is STEREO tool
    
  • iSWA layout: EUV & coronagraphs (40 frames)
    
  • Solar grid overlays:Solar Monitor | iSWA magnetic connectivity (SDO only)
    
  • CME assignment #3 submission forms:
    CME 1, CME 2, CME 3, CME 4

  Supporting materials regarding SWPC CAT:

  • Solarsoft installation guide (need access to IDL)
    
  • Reference to cone projection method
    

Q/A regarding past assignments (Anna Chulaki) (CME assignments #0-3 )

• StereoCAT tool
  
• SWPC CAT tool
• iSWA layout: EUV & coronagraphs (40 frames)
  
• Where is STEREO tool
  
• StereoCAT analysis procedure handout
  
• SWPC CAT analysis rocedure handout
  

• Ensemble CME simulations (presentation and DEMO)(Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Ensemble CME measurement workshop (Anna Chulaki) [ work on CME assignment HW#4 ]
  
  • Ensemble CME assignment submission form: CME 1 in assignment #4
  • StereoCAT Tool
    
  • Stereo CAT Manual - see Ensembles section
  • Instructions on using Stereo CAT in ensemble mode
  • Dashboard instructions on using Stereo CAT in ensemble mode (Dashboard login required)
  • iSWA layout: EUV & coronagraphs (40 frames)
    
  • Where is STEREO tool
    
  • Ensemble ENLIL model launching instructions (Dashboard login required)
• Introduction to DONKI Space Weather database (Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF ]
  
• Homework for Ensemble CME measurement (for Colin once you have access to command line SWPC CAT):
  submission form for CME 2 in assignment HW#4 (use command line SWPC CAT and Stereo CAT in this assignment)

HW#0 CME movies:
in-class example: 0) 2013-08-27T01:25 EUV EUV LASCO COR2AB StereoCAT two-timepoint StereoCAT single sc StereoCAT frameseries
1) 2014-05-12T12:18Z EUV EUV LASCO COR2AB
2) 2016-01-06T14:24Z EUV EUVIA COR2A LASCO
3) 2012-07-12T16:54Z EUV LASCO COR2AB
4) 2013-02-26T14:06Z EUV EUV LASCO COR2AB

HW#1 CME movies:
1) 2013-10-22T04:36Z EUV EUV LASCO COR2AB
2) 2013-11-07T00:00Z EUV EUV LASCO COR2AB
3) 2013-11-07T10:39Z EUV LASCO COR2AB
4) 2012-07-17T14:25Z EUV EUV LASCO COR2AB
5) 2013-01-13T07:24Z EUV EUV LASCO COR2AB