Scientific Calendar Event



Description
Space weather is the solar, magnetospheric, ionospheric and thermospheric conditions that can affect space-borne and ground-based technological systems. Space weather is the cause of the most signifcant errors experienced by satellite navigation systems (GNSS) and their users.

Directors:
P. DOHERTY, ISR, Boston College, USA 
S. M. RADICELLA, ICTP, Italy

Local Organizer:
B. NAVA, ICTP, Italy

Speakers:
P. DOHERTY, ISR Boston College, USA 
K. GROVES, ISR Boston College, USA 
S.M. RADICELLA, ICTP
B. NAVA, ICTP
C. AMORY-MAZUDIER, ICTP and CNRS, 
France 
A. COSTER, MIT, USA
T. WALTER, Stanford University, USA
N. JAKOWSKI, DLR, Germany

Description:
GNSS signals, propagating from satellite to user receivers, pass through the ionosphere where they are subject to the damaging effects of space weather. Under these conditions pseudo-range errors and signal scintillations at the user receiver level can be introduced. The effects are global but still more critical at low latitudes where most of the developing countries are located.
The purpose of the proposed workshop is to give theoretical and practical training on the physics of space weather and its main effects on the GNSS operations with particular emphasis on the low latitudes ionospheric processes.
This workshop continues the series of activities in the  field carried out since 2009 by the ICTP T/ICT4D in partnership with the Institute for Scientific Research (ISR) of Boston College done in this  field with the collaboration of the International Committee on GNSS of the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs.

Topics:
• Introduction to satellite navigation and positioning;
• GNSS: systems and operations;
• Introduction to space weather;
• Continuous and transient transport of energy
from the Sun to the Earth;
• Ionosphere and its response to space weather; 
• Space weather effects on GNSS operations;
• Computer Laboratory exercises on the use of
space weather data for GNSS operations.

Deadline for applying: 15 February 2017
Go to day
  • Monday, 22 May 2017
    • 08:30 - 16:30 Registration, Administration, Laboratory Tutorials
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 Registration and Administrative Formalities 4h30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall Area (Lower Level 1) )
      • 13:00 Lunch 1h0' ( Adriatico Guest House - Cafeteria )
      • 14:00 Introduction to ICTP Library 30'
        Speaker: V. Cappellini (ICTP)
      • 14:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 15:00 Linux and Matlab Tutorials 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Laboratory )
        Speaker: J. Grassberger (ICTP)
  • Tuesday, 23 May 2017
    • 09:00 - 21:30 Opening Ceremony and Introductory Presentations
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Opening Ceremony 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Radicella, P. Doherty, B. Nava (ICTP, Italy Boston College,USA, ICTP, Italy)
      • 10:00 Particiipant Introduction 30'
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 11:00 The Sun-Earth Connection 45'
        Speaker: C. Amory (LPP Polytechnique, France)
      • 11:45 Introduction to Space Weather and its Impact on Our Daily Lives 45'
        Speaker: P. Doherty
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Cafeteria )
      • 14:00 Introduction to the Ionosphere 45'
        Speaker: S. Radicella
      • 14:45 Introduction to Ionospheric Modeling 45'
        Speaker: B. Nava
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 16:00 Regional Specification of the Ionosphere through Data Ingestion into Empirical Models 45'
        Speaker: Y. Migoya-Orue (ICTP, Italy)
      • 19:30 Get Together 2h0' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
  • Wednesday, 24 May 2017
    • 09:00 - 17:00 Introductions to GNSS
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Introduction to GNSS 1h30'
        Speaker: J. Raquet (Air Force Institute of Technology, USA)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 11:00 GNSS Errors 1h30'
        Speaker: J. Raquet
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Cafeteria )
      • 14:00 Differential GPS with Demo 1h30'
        Speaker: J. Raquet
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 16:00 Open Discussion on GNSS 1h0'
  • Thursday, 25 May 2017
    • 09:00 - 17:00 Aviation Systems
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Equatorial Plasma Bubbles and Associated Spatial Gradients in South America: Implications for GBAS Systems 45'
        Speaker: P. Doherty
      • 09:45 Space Weather Effects on EGNOS 45'
        Speaker: C. Paparini (European Satellite Services Provider , France)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 11:00 TEC Estimation from GNSS Observations 1h30'
        Speaker: L. Ciraolo (ICTP)
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Cafeteria )
      • 14:00 Group Project Introductions and Assignments 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Laboratory )
        Speaker: C.Amory, Y. Migoya-Orue
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 16:00 GPS TEC Calibration Technique Laboratory 1h0' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Laboratory )
        Speaker: P. Doherty (The BC/Gopi Method)
  • Friday, 26 May 2017
    • 09:00 - 16:20
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 TEC Calibration and TEC Mapping Techniques 1h0'
        Speaker: K. Alazo-Cuartas, A. Kashcheyev (ICTP)
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 10:30 Ionospheric effects on GNSS and related ITU-R Recommendations 20'
        Speaker: B. Arbesser Rastburg (Space Tec Partners)
      • 10:50 Group Project Time 1h10'
        Speaker: C.Amory, Y. Migoya-Orue
      • 12:00 Lunch 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Cafeteria )
      • 13:30 TEC Calibration Laboratory 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatics Laboratory )
        Speaker: K. Alazo-Cuartas, A. Kashcheyev
      • 15:00 Coffee Break 20' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 15:20 Open TEC Calibration Laboratory 1h0' ( Adriatico Guest House Informatic Laboratory )
        Speaker: K. Alazo-Cuartas, A. Kashcheyev
  • Monday, 29 May 2017
    • 09:00 - 17:00
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling 45'
        Speaker: E. Yizengaw (Boston College)
      • 09:45 Multi-instrument Techniques for Space Weather Monitoring 45'
        Speaker: A. Coster (MIT-Atmospheric Sciences Group, USA)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 11:00 The African Ionosphere 45'
        Speaker: J. Adeniyi (University of Ilorin, Nigeria)
      • 11:45 GNSS in Africa: Trends of Applications and Prospects 45'
        Speaker: A.B. Rabiu (National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria)
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Cafeteria )
      • 14:00 Global Irregularity Occurrence and Effects on GNSS 1h30'
        Speaker: K. Groves (Boston College)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 16:00 Madrigal Laboratory 1h0'
        Speaker: A. Coster (MIT-Atmospheric Sciences Group, USA)
  • Tuesday, 30 May 2017
    • 09:00 - 17:00
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 The work of the International Committee on GNSS 15'
        Speaker: S. Gadimova (UN Office of Outer Space Affairs, Vienna)
      • 09:15 Equatorial Electrodynamics 1h15'
        Speaker: E. Yizengaw
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 11:00 Introduction to the International Space Weather Initiative 30'
        Speaker: P. Doherty (Boston College, USA)
      • 11:30 GIC Current Impacts on Systems 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Yizengaw
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Cafeteria )
      • 14:00 SCINDA - The Scintillation Network Decision Aide 1h30'
        Speaker: K. Groves
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 16:00 Group Project Time 1h0'
  • Wednesday, 31 May 2017
    • 09:00 - 17:00
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Space Weather and Scintillations 45'
        Speaker: B. Forte (University of Bath, UK)
      • 09:45 Characterizing Ionospheric Irregularities using GNSS Radio Occultations 45'
        Speaker: K. Groves
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 11:00 New Research on Northern Lights for Improved Satellite Navigation Accuracy 1h30'
        Speaker: B. Forte
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h30'
      • 14:00 Group Project Time 1h30'
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 16:00 Group Project Time 1h0'
  • Thursday, 1 June 2017
    • 09:00 - 19:00
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 The Equatorial Electrojet during Space Weather Events 45'
        Speaker: O. Obrou (Universite de Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire)
      • 09:45 Introduction to GNSS Receivers 45'
        Speaker: J. Morton (Miami University, USA)
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 11:00 Ionospheric Disturbance Effects on GNSS Signals 1h30'
        Speaker: J. Morton
      • 12:30 Lunch 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Cafeteria )
      • 14:00 GNSS Software Receiver Laboratory 1h30'
        Speaker: J. Morton
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 16:00 Group Project Time 1h0'
      • 17:30 Get Together 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
  • Friday, 2 June 2017
    • 09:00 - 13:00
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Group Project Presentations (6 – 15 minute presentations) 1h30'
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Terrace )
      • 11:00 Open Discussion 1h0'
      • 12:00 Closing Ceremony - Presentation of Certificates 1h0'