WMO Global Campus Collection of Learning Resources

Description

In this lesson, learners will familiarize themselves with the types of space weather events impacting aviation, and the time scales over which airline operations may be affected. In addition, the lesson provides practice with the interpretation of some of the Space Weather products that learners may find useful in their daily activities.

Learners will also practice using the ITAF bulletin to provide briefings and answer questions from aviation partners.

This course is designed as third course in a learning path so it we advise you to take earlier courses first - Basics of Space Weather and Space Weather for Aviation. Both courses were created by COMET and are available on EUMETCAL Portal.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Explain the physics of the following space weather phenomena: solar cycle, coronal mass ejections, solar flares, solar activity, interaction with the Earth magnetosphere, solar corona, solar wind.
• Analyze ICAO messages and determine the level of threat and impacts to aviation systems.
• Analyze the Italian Air force space weather bulletin and prepare a briefing to support the decision-making about mission and satellite space operations, human impacts from radiation in space operations and high altitude flights.

Target Audience

Meteorologists responsible for aviation decision support and aviation interests.