LEARNING OUTCOMES
- 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.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 28.02.2023 - 06.06.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Esa Kallio, Anne Lähteenmäki
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
- 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 for whole curriculum period:
Exercises, learning assignments, examinations.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact hours 48 h (2 x 2 h per week). Independent work 87 h.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring IV - V
2023-2024 Spring IV - VEnrollment :
Registration for Courses on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).