PHY7215: Advanced Space Physics II

This course is to guide learners on the understanding of the natural plasma environments, close enough to the Earth to be studied by in situ measurements made by instruments on-board spacecraft. The course covers the Solar wind and Solar variability, Cosmic rays, Ionospheric radio wave Propagation, Ionospheric measurements, and space weather effects. The course also covers the morphology of magnetic disturbances, geomagnetic storms, analysis and modeling of climate and weather data from satellites and ground observations.
  
Course objectives 
The objectives of the course are to guide students to:

• Describe Solar wind and Solar variability.
• Describe radio wave propagation through the ionosphere.
• Discuss the different measurement techniques used to observe the Earth’s geospace.
• Define space weather and explain its impacts on science and technology. 
• Describe the influence of the Sun on weather and climate.
• Discuss the different weather and climate models. 

Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

• Explain solar variability and describe its effects of climate. 
• Describe propagation of radio waves through a magneto-ionic medium.
• Explain the different concepts of the measuring the Earth’s geospace. 
• Describe space weather and its effects on technology.
• Describe and apply the different weather model in climate and weather prediction.