Credits: 5
Schedule: 26.02.2019 - 28.05.2019
Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
IV-V 2018 - 2019 (spring)
IV-V 2019 - 2020 (spring)
Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
- After this course the student is aware of basics of space weather.
- The student understands how the Sun drives space weather.
- The student recognises the effects of space weather on Earth and other solar system objects.
- The student is able to explain how the properties of an object in our solar system influence its space weather.
- The student can describe how space weather can be studied with measurements and simulations.
Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
- Basics of space plasma physics.
- Basic properties of solar system objects.
- Magnetosphere and ionosphere physics.
- Space weather, auroras.
- Space plasma, electric and magnetic fields.
- Space-borne and ground-based instrumentation.
- Space probes for space weather research.
- Space plasma simulations.
Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Exercises, learning assignments, examinations.
Workload (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Contact hours 48 h (2 x 2 h per week). Independent work 87 h.
Course Homepage (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ELEC-E4520
Prerequisites (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
ELEC-E4210 Introduction to space. Good knowledge of mathematics and physics.
Grading Scale (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
0-5
Registration for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
WebOodi
Further Information (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
language class 3: English
- Teacher: Kallio Esa
- Teacher: Lähteenmäki Anne