Mitigation of Ionospheric Threats to GNSS Online Course https://giladjames.com Section: The Concept of the TRANSMIT Prototype –Network Based Service for Mitigation of Ionospheric Threats to GNSS Lesson: Processor 2: Improved tracking architecture and positioning error mitigation Mitigation of Ionospheric Threats to GNSS. This course is brought to you by Gilad James Mystery School. Learn more at Gilad James.com. Introduction TRANSMIT project is a Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN), funded under the EU FP7 framework. The programme vision is to act as the enabler of the IPDM network which will deliver the state-of-the-art to protect the range of essential systems vulnerable to ionospheric threats. TRANSMIT’s primary mission is to provide Europe with the next generation of researchers, equipping them with skills, through a multi-disciplinary, inter-sectorial, comprehensive, coordinated, industry-led training programme. The training offered, should enable the new researchers to understand in depth, the threats that ionosphere poses on modern technological systems, and more importantly on GNSS Precise Point Positioning (PPP) value chain , and respond to the needs of various stakeholders for robust counter-measures to deal with these threats. The secondary mission of TRANSMIT project is to develop real-time integrated state-of-the-art tools to mitigate the ionospheric threats, and make these tool available and accessible to the various stakeholders, via the “TRANSMIT Prototype. In this lecture we concentrate on the definition of the “data management strategy” or in simpler terms a plan for data management. In theory, data management (hereinafter DM) is defined as a function that includes “the planning and execution of policies, practices and projects”, with aim of “acquiring, controlling, protecting, delivering and enhancing the value of data and information assets” . DM is typically organized into ten basic components or functions, each consisting of a family of activities that belong to one of four groups ; planning activities (P) that set strategic and tactical course for other DM activities, development activities (D), undertaken within the system development lifecycle, creating data deliverables through analysis, design, building, testing, preparation and deployment, control activities (C) or supervisory activities performed on an on-going basis and, finally, operational activities (O) to include service and support activities performed on an on-going basis. At the heart of any data related activity is Data Governance (DG). DG is the core function of DM that guides how all other functions are performed and it can be defined as “the exercise of authority and control over the management of data assets”. DG consists of two groups of activities, namely planning and controlling. There are seven planning activities that comprise the DG function, and are typically implemented sequentially. The first two are relevant to our discussion, which are to understand the data/information needs, i.e. of the IPDM prototype, and based on these needs todevelop a data management strategy. Moreover, the execution of the DG planning activities, and thus the definition of data strategy, should be driven by both business and IT strategies. In , we present a novel framework that captures this dependency by depicting the different components of the overall TRANSMIT project’s strategy and the relationship between them. This novel framework is based on a proper combination of the framework for IT, Business and Data strategies’, described in , with the IT, IS (Information System) and Business Strategies’ framework in . TRANSMIT project overall strategy approach In sections 2, 3, 4 the TRANSMIT Business and IT/S strategies are described since are required inputs for the definition of data strategy. Finally, in section 5 we formulate the TRANSMIT data strategy, and provide in the closing section the state of art regarding the implementation status of this strategy. #mitigation #of #ionospheric #threats #to #gnss ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO4jIkClXlA

Extreme Weather Online Course https://giladjames.com Section: Influence of Climate Regime Shift on the Abrupt Change of Tropical Cyclone Activity in Various Genesis Regions Lesson: Abrupt change of TC activity in various genesis regions Extreme Weather. This course is brought to you by Gilad James Mystery School. Learn more at Gilad James.com. Introduction It is a well-established fact that, in cool temperate regions, the extent of climate warming will vary seasonally. Several studies have compared the interannual variability of temperatures between seasons in Canada (e.g., ). These studies have shown that, since 1950, climate warming is more pronounced in winter and spring than in summer and fall. However, Guerfi et al. showed that, in Quebec, climate warming is not as strong in winter, with very few stations analyzed recording a significant increase in maximum and minimum daily temperatures since 1950. Assani et al. showed that, in Quebec, climate warming is more generalized and greater in summer than in winter. Thus, unlike what is observed for winter, the significant increase in summer maximum and minimum daily temperatures since 1950 is observed at many stations. Moreover, the observed nighttime warming in summer is greater than the observed daytime warming. These studies, however, only looked at variability between seasons, and do not address interannual variability for individual seasons (intraseasonal variability) in order to see if the extent of warming is the same or not for each month of a given season. The first objective of this study is, therefore, to compare the long-term trend of the interannual variability of maximum daily temperatures for the four months (June, July, August, and September) that make up the summer season in Quebec. The underlying hypothesis is that the increase in temperature is similar for the four summer months in southern Quebec. In addition, analysis of the relationship between large-scale climate oscillations and summer climate in Canada has revealed that the links between these variables are relatively weak and variable compared to what is observed for the same variables in winter (e.g., ). However, no study has looked at the relationship between El Niño events and summer temperatures in Quebec. El Niño events affect temperatures at the global scale, and intense El Niño events are generally associated with relatively high temperatures (positive anomalies) at the global scale (e.g., ). The question is, therefore, whether there is a link between the intensity of El Niño events and maximum daily temperatures during the four summer months in Quebec, something that has not been addressed before. #extreme #weather ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOGut-yjr-U

Natural Hazards Online Course https://giladjames.com Section: Strong Rainfall in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil: Synoptic Analysis and Numerical Simulation Lesson: Data and methodology Natural Hazards. This course is brought to you by Gilad James Mystery School. Learn more at Gilad James.com. Introduction Chile is a one of the most #natural #hazards ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8mcKtjB5dI

Contributions to Mineralization Online Course https://giladjames.com Section: Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Greisens Associated with Tin-Tungsten Mineralisation: Hub Stock Deposit at Krásno–Horní Slavkov Ore District, Czech Republic Lesson: Samples and methods Contributions to Mineralization. This course is brought to you by Gilad James Mystery School. Learn more at Gilad James.com. Introduction Greisenisation is one of the most significant wall rock alterations, which occurs in granite-related tin-tungsten ore deposits. Historically, the term “greisen” has been used firstly by miners from the Krušné Hory/Erzgebirge Mts. to describe wall rocks consisting of quartz, mica and topaz surrounding the Sn-W mineralisation. This area hosts a number of Sn-W deposits (e.g., Cínovec/Zinnwald, Altenberg, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Krásno–Horní Slavkov) bound to greisenised stocks of the Variscan granitic bodies. These granites represent highly fractionated granites of the Krušné Hory/Erzgebirge batholith. Besides the Cornwall ore fields in England, these deposits were an important European source of tin from the Bronze Age until 1991. The largest Sn-W-Li-Nb-Ta ore deposit in the Krásno–Horní Slavkov ore district is part of the Hub and Schnöd granite stocks, where Sn-W mineralisation of the greisen type was exploited from the 1200s to 1991. The total historical production of the Krásno–Horní Slavkov ore district is estimated at 52,000 tons of tin . This study was carried out to characterise petrological, mineralogical and geochemical features of the Hub stock greisens. The presented data provide a basis for definition of the alteration zoning and also basis for estimating the magnitude of mass transfer and the integrated fluid flux involved in the formation of the stock greisen system. Geological setting The Krásno–Horní Slavkov ore district comprises mineralised topaz granite stocks along the SE margin of the Krudum granite body in the Slavkovský les Mts. area ( Figure 1 ). The Krudum granite body is part of the Western Erzgebirge pluton. The inner structure of the granite stocks in the Krásno–Horní Slavkov ore district is remarkably stratified, comprising greisens, weakly greisenised topaz alkali-feldspar granites, and layers of alkali-feldspar syenites ( Figure 2 ). According to the most widely accepted genetic models, the topaz alkali-feldspar granite stocks represent the apical parts of highly fractionated granite bodies. Greisens with Sn-W mineralisation are developed predominantly in the upper part of the Hub stock ( Figures 2 and 3 ). The greisens are represented according to modal classification predominantly by Li-mica-topaz and topaz-Li-mica greisens. The Li-mica and quartz greisens are less abundant. Very rare topaz greisens occur as small lenses in topaz-Li-mica greisens. Greisens occur in two structural types. The first and dominant one (greisens I) forms irregular bodies and lenses of various sizes. The uppermost part of the Hub stock is filled by massive greisen body, alternating deeper in the stock centres with weakly or intensively altered topaz granites. The lenticular greisen bodies are locally oriented parallel to the elongation of the stock; however, their form is usually irregular without sharp contact with weakly altered granites ( Figure 3 ). The second type (greisen II) forms fracture-controlled bodies, sometimes occurring together with quartz veins ( Figure 4a ). Geological sketch map of the Krásno–Horní Slavkov ore district. Schematic cross section of the south-eastern part of the Krudum granite body (after , modified by author). Schematic cross section of the hub stock (after , modified by author). (a) Greisenisation II developed around the fissure in weakly greisenised topaz granite, hub stock, 4 level; (b) cassiterite-rich ore domain hosted in weakly greisenised topaz granite, hub stock, 4 level (photo of M. Košatka, 1987). The occurrence of Sn-W mineralisation is controlled by the contact between granites and gneissic country rock. The highest ore concentrations occur, with some exceptions, in greisens and less frequently in the highly greisenised and argillitised topaz granites. The Sn-W mineralisation can be subdivid #contributions #to #mineralization ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2puGIliW0-0