RMIT University’s practical space weather prediction laboratory
Space weather is a key component in the daily operation of many technological systems and applications, including large-scale power grids, high-frequency radio systems, and satellite systems. As the international space sector continues to boom, accessible space weather products, tools and education...
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| author | Carter Brett A. Iles Gail N. Raju Rekha Afful Andoh M. Maj Ronald Dao Tam Terkildsen Michael Lobzin Vasily Bouya Zahra Parkinson Murray Le May Samantha Choy Suelynn Hordyniec Paweł Hordyniec Barbara Currie Julie Skov Tamitha Peake Ian D. |
| author_facet | Carter Brett A. Iles Gail N. Raju Rekha Afful Andoh M. Maj Ronald Dao Tam Terkildsen Michael Lobzin Vasily Bouya Zahra Parkinson Murray Le May Samantha Choy Suelynn Hordyniec Paweł Hordyniec Barbara Currie Julie Skov Tamitha Peake Ian D. |
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| description | Space weather is a key component in the daily operation of many technological systems and applications, including large-scale power grids, high-frequency radio systems, and satellite systems. As the international space sector continues to boom, accessible space weather products, tools and education are increasingly important to ensure that space actors (both old and new) are equipped with the knowledge of how space weather influences their activities and applications. At RMIT University, the initiative was taken to develop a Space Weather Prediction Laboratory exercise for students as part of its new offering of a Bachelor’s Degree in Space Science in 2020. This new Space Weather Prediction Lab exercise is offered as part of an undergraduate course on “Space Exploration”, which has a diverse student in-take, including students with no background in physics; a key detail in the design of the Lab. The aims of the Space Weather Prediction Lab were to: (1) provide a short and intense introduction to the near-Earth space environment and its impact on various human technologies; (2) give students “hands-on” training in data analysis, interpretation and communication; and (3) create an immersive space science experience for students that encourages learning, scientific transparency and teamwork. The format of the lab that was developed can be easily scaled in difficulty to suit the students’ technical level, either by including more/less space weather datasets in the analysis or by analyzing more/less complicated space weather events. The details of the Space Weather Prediction Lab developed and taught at RMIT in 2020, in both face-to-face and online formats, are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60c1c96d5f2c44208254c10cf6ba85e72022-12-22T02:51:11ZengEDP SciencesJournal of Space Weather and Space Climate2115-72512022-01-01122810.1051/swsc/2022025swsc210070RMIT University’s practical space weather prediction laboratoryCarter Brett A.0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4881-3345Iles Gail N.1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2915-8747Raju Rekha2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-1638Afful Andoh M.3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-098XMaj Ronald4Dao Tam5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-2316Terkildsen Michael6Lobzin Vasily7Bouya Zahra8Parkinson Murray9Le May Samantha10Choy Suelynn11Hordyniec Paweł12https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2404-3422Hordyniec Barbara13Currie Julie14Skov Tamitha15Peake Ian D.16https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2136-5714STEM College, RMIT UniversitySTEM College, RMIT UniversitySTEM College, RMIT UniversitySTEM College, RMIT UniversitySTEM College, RMIT UniversitySTEM College, RMIT UniversitySpace Weather Services, Bureau of MeteorologySpace Weather Services, Bureau of MeteorologySpace Weather Services, Bureau of MeteorologySpace Weather Services, Bureau of MeteorologySTEM College, RMIT UniversitySTEM College, RMIT UniversitySTEM College, RMIT UniversitySTEM College, RMIT UniversitySTEM College, RMIT UniversityAerospace CorporationSTEM College, RMIT UniversitySpace weather is a key component in the daily operation of many technological systems and applications, including large-scale power grids, high-frequency radio systems, and satellite systems. As the international space sector continues to boom, accessible space weather products, tools and education are increasingly important to ensure that space actors (both old and new) are equipped with the knowledge of how space weather influences their activities and applications. At RMIT University, the initiative was taken to develop a Space Weather Prediction Laboratory exercise for students as part of its new offering of a Bachelor’s Degree in Space Science in 2020. This new Space Weather Prediction Lab exercise is offered as part of an undergraduate course on “Space Exploration”, which has a diverse student in-take, including students with no background in physics; a key detail in the design of the Lab. The aims of the Space Weather Prediction Lab were to: (1) provide a short and intense introduction to the near-Earth space environment and its impact on various human technologies; (2) give students “hands-on” training in data analysis, interpretation and communication; and (3) create an immersive space science experience for students that encourages learning, scientific transparency and teamwork. The format of the lab that was developed can be easily scaled in difficulty to suit the students’ technical level, either by including more/less space weather datasets in the analysis or by analyzing more/less complicated space weather events. The details of the Space Weather Prediction Lab developed and taught at RMIT in 2020, in both face-to-face and online formats, are presented.https://www.swsc-journal.org/articles/swsc/full_html/2022/01/swsc210070/swsc210070.htmltertiary educationspace scienceheliophysicsspace weather prediction |
| spellingShingle | Carter Brett A. Iles Gail N. Raju Rekha Afful Andoh M. Maj Ronald Dao Tam Terkildsen Michael Lobzin Vasily Bouya Zahra Parkinson Murray Le May Samantha Choy Suelynn Hordyniec Paweł Hordyniec Barbara Currie Julie Skov Tamitha Peake Ian D. RMIT University’s practical space weather prediction laboratory Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate tertiary education space science heliophysics space weather prediction |
| title | RMIT University’s practical space weather prediction laboratory |
| title_full | RMIT University’s practical space weather prediction laboratory |
| title_fullStr | RMIT University’s practical space weather prediction laboratory |
| title_full_unstemmed | RMIT University’s practical space weather prediction laboratory |
| title_short | RMIT University’s practical space weather prediction laboratory |
| title_sort | rmit university s practical space weather prediction laboratory |
| topic | tertiary education space science heliophysics space weather prediction |
| url | https://www.swsc-journal.org/articles/swsc/full_html/2022/01/swsc210070/swsc210070.html |
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