Space Physics and Aeronomy, Space Weather Effects and Applications

Anthea J. Coster, MIT Haystack Observatory, USA.Philip J. Erickson, MIT Haystack Observatory, USA.Louis J. Lanzerotti, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.

• List of Contributors viiPreface ixIntroduction: Space Weather Underlies Reliable Technologies 1Louis J. Lanzerotti, Philip J. Erickson, and Anthea J. Coster1. Effects of Space Radiation on Contemporary Space]Based Systems I: Single Event Upsets, Spacecraft Charging, Degradation of Electronics, and Attenuation on Fiber Cabling 3Daniel N. Baker and Michael Bodeau2. Effects of Space Radiation on Contemporary Space]Based Systems II: Spacecraft Internal and External Charging and Discharging Effects 13Michael Bodeau and Daniel N. Baker3. Effects of Space Radiation on Humans in Space Flight 63Lawrence W. Townsend4. Space Weather Radiation Effects on High]Altitude/]Latitude Aircraft 79Christopher J. Mertens and W. Kent Tobiska5. Remaining Issues in Upper Atmosphere Satellite Drag 111Jeffrey P. Thayer, W. Kent Tobiska, Marcin D. Pilinski, and Eric K. Sutton6. Solar Radio Burst Effects on Radio] and Radar]Based Systems 141Dale E. Gary and Timothy S. Bastian7. Space Weather Influences on HF, UHF, and VHF Radio Propagation 153Gary S. Bust, William Liles, and Cathryn Mitchell8. GNSS/GPS Degradation from Space Weather 165Anthea J. Coster and Endawoke Yizengaw9. Geomagnetic Field Impacts on Ground Systems 183John Kappenman and William RadaskyEpilogue: The Road to Future Progress in Space Weather Understanding 215Philip J. Erickson, Louis J. Lanzerotti, and Anthea J. CosterIndex 217

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