Before the summer, Norah Kaggwa Kwagala joined the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as a member of the Expert Team on Space Weather. At the moment, the team brings together experts from all over the world.
The Expert team on Space Weather (ET-SWx) has been established to lead the delivery of the space weather related research to operations and stakeholder engagement activities of WMO in close coordination with the relevant WMO bodies.
Participants at the 1st Meeting of the Expert Team on Space Weather (19 – 21 October 2022). Image: WMO
Norah joined the team as an expert of global magnetosphere modelling with application to space weather. In October, she participated in the first meeting, which took place at the WMO headquarters in Geneva. There, she gave a review of the state-of-the-art global magnetosphere models with focus on their potential application to space weather.
Norah enjoyed meeting the other team members and exchanging ideas. Now she is looking forward to the work that lies ahead of them in safeguarding our society against harmful space weather effects.
In session at the 1st Meeting of the Expert Team on Space Weather (19 – 21 October 2022). Image: WMO