The Space Weather Threat to Situational Awareness, Communications, and Positioning Systems
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Author(s)
Ferguson, Dale C.
Worden, Simon Peter
Hastings, Daniel E
Date Issued
September 2015
Journal
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Citation
Ferguson, Dale C., Simon Peter Worden, and Daniel E. Hastings. “The Space Weather Threat to Situational Awareness, Communications, and Positioning Systems.” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 43.9 (2015): 3086–3098.
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Original manuscript
Abstract
A recent space weather headline has cast doubt in the minds of some as to whether space weather is the source of spacecraft anomalies, and thus, whether it is important in the design and operation of critical situational awareness, communications, and positioning systems. In this paper, we reiterate the evidence for the importance of space weather, its role in producing spacecraft and ground anomalies, and the threat it poses to critical systems. In addition, we report new studies broken down by anomaly types and suggest the sources of the anomalies (surface charging or interior charging). Finally, we suggest spacecraft charging and ground effects mitigation strategies for design and operations of systems critical to our modern civilization.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2015.2412775
