Space Weather Training (Nov 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 answers via this online Google Form)
    
    • 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
    
  • iSWA wiki
    
  • Homework: Submit completed iSWA layout for Sept 2017 events(Google Form)
    

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

• Coronal holes and SWx (Karin Muglach) [ PDF | PPT ]
  • iSWA layout 1
    
  • iSWA layout 2
    
  • iSWA layout 3
    
  • Coronal Holes homework
• SEPs and Space Weather (Yihua Zheng) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
  • SEP homework
  • iSWA layout: EUV & coronagraphs (40 frames)
    
  • Where is STEREO tool
    
• Coronal Modeling with WSA and ADAPT(Nick Arge) [ PDF | PPT ]
  

• Realtime modeling of CMEs using WSA-ENLIL+Conemodel (Sandro Taktakishvili) [ PDF | PPT ]
  • ENLIL simulation instructions on Forecaster Dashboard (Dashboard login required; view once you have your Forecaster Dashboard login)

• Practice: running a WSA/ENLIL+Cone model simulation using ROR submission interface (Anna Chulaki)
  
  • 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
  • Planet/satellite position lookup: Where is STEREO tool | iSWA layout with abmient ENLIL cygnets
• WSA ENLIL Simulation Homework: Analyze results of your submitted ENLIL + Cone model simulation Google form

• 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)

• CME Analysis with StereoCAT for Space Weather (Anna Chulaki) [ 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:
  • 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)
    
    
  Stereo CAT Homework: complete CME Assignment #0 started during today's practice:
  • CME 1, CME 2, CME 3, CME 4
  • Summary of all CME assignments (complete assignment #0)
    

• CME Analysis with StereoCAT for Space Weather Part 2 (Limitations) (Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Advanced StereoCAT practice (Anna Chulaki):
  • Summary of all CME assignments (work on assignment #1)
    
  • CME assignment #1 Submission forms:
    • CME 1, CME 2 (one-coronagraph), CME 3, CME 4, CME 5

• StereoCAT homework: Finish Stereo CAT assignments #0, #1, #2,
  submit Google forms below:
  
  #0: CME 1, 2, 3, 4
  #1: CME 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  #2: CME 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  

• Sun-Earth Connection: the Earth's Magnetosphere and importance of Space Weather (Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Space Weather Forecasting Chains of Events (Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ 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 timelines layout: Timelines layout
  • 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
    
  • 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 2, CME 3, CME 4

  • CME 1 - this CME is for Carina/Robert/Chigo only - and only once you have access to the command line SWPC CAT.

  Supporting materials regarding SWPC CAT:

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

• Ensemble CME simulations (presentation)(Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF | PPT ]
  
• Ensemble CME measurement workshop (Yaireska Collado-Vega, 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)
  Homework for Ensemble CME measurement (for Carina/Robert/Chigo only - and only once you have access to the command line SWPC CAT):
  Submission form for CME 2 in assignment HW#4 (use both the command line SWPC CAT and Stereo CAT in this assignment)
  • SWPC CAT tool

• Introduction to DONKI Space Weather database and DONKI checklist (Yaireska Collado-Vega) [ PDF ]
  
  • DONKI
    
  • Link to DONKI checklist and guidelines (login required)
    
• Recording SW activity in DONKI and Scoreboard Demo (Yaireska Collado-Vega)
  
• Monitoring SWx with Dashboard, iSWA and DONKI (Anna Chulaki)
  
  • Monitoring SWx with Dashboard, iSWA and DONKI exercise (Submission form)
    
  • Link to Decision Dashboard (login required)
    
  • iSWA Forecaster timelines layout: Timelines layout
  • Monitoring Space Weather with iSWA (Yaireska Collado-Vega)
    

• Answers to CME HW#0

Sample forecaster Layouts:

• Colin's SDO/Coronagraph imagers iSWA Layout
• Colin's Heliosphere and Magnetosphere iSWA Layout