Space Weather Workshop:
Looking towards a European Space 
Weather Programme

17-19 December 2001
ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Introduction Agenda Poster Presentations Proceedings Contents Publication Registration Accommodation Organising Committee Contact for administrative matters

Introduction  

The term "Space weather" refers to conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere that affect the performance and the reliability of technological systems on Earth and in space. In addition, these conditions may affect human life or health. 

In the light of recently completed ESA studies conducted by Alcatel Space and Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, this workshop aims to provide a forum in which both recent scientific and technical advances relating to Space Weather can be presented and discussed. In addition, the workshop will focus on the implementation of a European Space Weather programme. Future ESA Space Weather activities and possibilities for international collaboration will also feature prominently in the discussion.

A European Space Weather programme would provide the capacity to supply European based Space Weather services to a wide variety of users including: 

• Spacecraft industry; 
• Users and providers of positioning systems; 
• Scientific community. 
• Airline companies; 
• Oil and mineral industries; 
• Electric power industry; 
• Insurers; 
• Telecommunications companies; 
• Educational sector (establishment school, media, etc.) 
• Security Forces 

Preliminary Agenda  

POSTER PRESENTATIONS  

Poster dimensions are 1.8m high x 1.2m wide

Session1: Scientific Understanding

• On the Importance of Magnetic Helicity in the CME Initiation Process
  L. van Driel-Gesztelyi, Pascal Demoulin, Christina Mandrini, Lucie Green, Marcelo Lopez-Fuentez
• Possible Diagnostics of fast Magnetic Field Variations Associated with Flares
  V. V. Zharkova & A. G. Kosovichev
• Solar Energetic Particle Events: Phenomenology and Prediction
  S. B. Gabriel & G. Patrick
• Proton Flux Enhancement E>10MeV and Solar Wind Parameters
  E. del Pozo Garcia
• Evolution of Geoeffective Disturbances in Interplanetary Space
  E. Romashets
• Radio Scintillation Observations of the Solar Wind - Recent Results and Proposals for a new-Generation System
  A. R. Breen & G. Woan
• Magnetospheric Disturbances Impact on the Ionospheric Daily FoF2 Frequencies
  H. Rothkaehl, I. Stanislawska, Z. Zbyszynski
• Total Electron Content Obtained with the Use of Selected GPS Satellites
  A. Swiatek & I. Stanislawska
• Real Time Ionospheric Tomography using GPS Dense Network
  V. Ducic, J. Artru, P. Lognonne
  

Session2: Technological Effects

• A Review of Scintillations Events and Probabilities as Observed from Measurements for Satellite to Earth Radio Links
  Y. Beniguel
• Satellite Vulnerability to Geomagnetic Storms
  R. B. Horne, M. P. Freeman, D. Riley, M. Daws & K. Rutten
• Observations of the Dynamics of the Radiation Environment and Associated component Effects on Polar Orbit in the period 11/2000-11/2001
  S. Barde, D. Falguere, S. Duzellier, D. Boscher, S. Bourdarie, J. Cueto, R. Ecoffet
• XMM Radiation Monitor
  H. D. R. Evans, E. J. Daly, C. Erd, M. Boer
• GPS Based Ionospheric Scintillation Monitoring
  M. Aquino, S. Waugh, T. Moore, A. Dodson
• The Effects of Space Weather on Radio Systems 
  P. Cannon
• HF Radio Propagation at high Latitudes: Observations and Predictions for Quiet and Disturbed Conditions
  B. Jacobsen, V. Jodalen, P. S. Cannon, O. Smith, M. J. Angling
• Effects of Disturbed Space Weather on HF Radio Communication 
  D. Blagoveshchensky
• Investigation of the Variations in Cosmic Radiation at Aircraft Altitudes
  R. H. A. Iles, R. D. Bentley, R. Hunter, J. B. L. Jones, G. C. Taylor, D. J. Thomas
• Space Weather and Radiation Exposure Analysis at Aircraft Altitudes
  D. O'Sullivan, D. Bartlett, P. Beck, J.-F. Bottollier, F. d'Errico, L. Lindborg,  H. Schraube, M. Silari, W. Heinrich, M. Pellicciono, H. Roos, F. Spurny, L. Tommasino, F. Wissmann
• Space Weather Services for the Offshore Drilling Industry
  T. D. G. Clark & E. Clarke
• Monitoring Geomagnetically Induced Currents in the Scottish Power Grid
  A. Thompson, T. D. G. Clark, E. Clarke
   

Session3: Requirements

• Using GNSS reflections for Ionospheric Studies
  G. Ruffini, F. Soulat, P. Silvestrin, M. Martin-Neira
• A New Method for TEC Forecasting using GPS Measurements
  S. M. Stankov, I. S. Kutiev, N. Jakowski, A. Wehrenpfennig
• Real Time Monitoring of Global Magnetic Activity: The Ap(est) Index
  E. Clarke
   

Session4: Modelling the Space Environment

• 14-Day Forecast of Solar Indices using Interplanetary Lyman Alpha Background Data
  E. Quemerais & J.-L. Bertaux
• An Operational Code for Solar Energetic Proton Flux Prediction. First Approach
  A. Aran, B. Sanahuja, D. Lario, V. Domingo
• Proton Flux Variation with Heliocentric distance
  H. D. R. Evans, E. J. Daly, A. Hilgers, P. Nieminen
• Modeling the Radiation Belt Environment
  D. Boscher, S. Bourdarie, A. Masclet, S. Barde, R. Friedel
• Non-linear Prediction of the Relativistic Electron Fluence in the Outer Radiation Belt
  S. N. Clucas, D. J. Rodgers, C. S. Dyer, R. J. K. Smith
• Nowcasting the Geosynchronous orbit for Spacecraft Anomalies Analysis
  S. Bourdarie, D. Boscher, J. P. Catani, R. Friedel
• NARMAX based forecast of  Dst index
  Balikhin M., S. A. Billings, O. M. Boaghe, I. Bates
• Application of the Ionosphere - Plasmasphere Model for Short-term forecasting of Total Electron Content
  T. Gulyaeva
• Modeling the Electrojet over Northern Europe during Large Geomagnetic Storms
  P. Stauning
• Scientists' Thoughts about the Forecasting Problem of Geomagnetically Induced Currents
  A. Viljanen, R. Pirjola, A. Pulkinnen
   

Sessions 6&7: Space Weather Infrastructures 

The following posters are presented in parallel with oral presentations

• LUND Space Weather Centre 
  H. Lundstedt
• The Solar Influences Data Analysis Centre (SIDC)
  D. Berghmans, F. Clette, P. Cugnon, C. Foullon, J.-F. Hochedez, R. van der Linden, E. Verwichte, A. Zhukov
• INTAS: Space Weather Parameter Definition
  N. Crosby
• Space Environment Database
  R. Stamper, M. Hapgood
• Analysis and Prediction of Satellite Anomalies
  P. Wintoft, H. Lundstedt, L. Eliasson, L. Kalla
• Space Weather Studies for the Satellite Insurance Industry
  A. J. Coates, N. B. C. Crosby, D. R. Linder, D. O. Kataria
• CLS: Collecte Localisation Satellites
  A. Blusson
• Geomagnetic Indices Availability
  M. Menvielle, J. Paris
  

Poster presentations

• Space Weather Activities in Cost 271 Action
  B. Zolesi & Lj. R. Cander
• A Proposal for a COST Action on Space Weather
  Toby Clark
• The Central-European Space Weather Initiative (CESWI)
  M. Messerotti
• Operational Processing of Space Weather Data
  A. Wehrenpfennig, N. Jakowski, D. Klahn
• Program of Solar Observations and Flare Warning at Catania Astrophysical Observatory
  P. Romano, L. Contarino, F. Zuccarello
• The Trieste Solar Radio System as a Near Real-Time Monitor of Coronal Radio Emission
  M. Messerotti & P. Zlobec
• The Trieste-Graz Solar Surveillance Network: Progress Report 2001
  M. Messerotti, W. Otruba, W. Poetzi, A. Hanslmeier, G. Brunner, M. Temmer, A. Veronig, A. Warmuth, A. Cacciani, P. F. Moretti
• Muon Detectors - Real Time forecast of Geomagnetic Storms
  F. Jansen, K. Munataka, M. L. Duldig
  

Content  

Potential meeting participants are invited to contact Alexi Glover, Alain Hilgers or Eamonn Daly by email in order to discuss their possible contribution to the workshop. 
 

Registration  

Participation in the meeting is free of charge, but registration should be done in advance and preferably before 16 November. Please complete the Registration Form and send it to the indicated address. Contributions should be sent to Alexi Glover (alexi.glover@esa.int)  specifying your name, affiliation, and an abstract of your contribution prior to 19th October.

Abstract Submission

Abstracts should be 600-800 words in length, incorporating the following information:

• Title of paper 
• Name and affiliation of author(s)  
• Addresses, e-mail, telephone and fax numbers 
• Name of the prime author or contact person 
• Summary of the paper  

Presentations making use of computer facilities are encouraged.

Publication  

Presenters are required to make presentation material available for a conference web site. Proceedings will  be made available on the ESA Space Weather web site, as well as in printed form.

New: style guide can be found here

Accommodation  

Rooms have been blocked in various hotels in Noordwijk in different categories. 
Please book your hotel room by using the Hotel Reservation Form and return it before the 16th of November to the ESTEC Hotel Reservation Service. Confirmation of your reservation will be sent to you by fax.

Organising Committee  

R. Gendrin (Chairman)
A. Glover  (Coordinator)
A. Hilgers
E. Daly

Contact for ESTEC administrative matters  

ESTEC Conference Bureau
P.O. Box 299
2200 AG Noordwijk
The Netherlands
Fax: +31 (0)71-565 5658
e-mail: confburo@estec.esa.nl
 

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