Space weather refers to conditions on the sun, in the solar wind, and within the extreme reaches of Earths upper atmosphere. In certain circumstances, space weather may pose hazards to space-borne and ground-based critical infrastructure systems and assets that are vulnerable to geomagnetically induced current, electromagnetic interference, or radiation exposure. Hazardous space weather events are rare, but may affect broad areas of the globe. Effects may include physical damage to satellites or orbital degradation, accelerated corrosion of gas pipelines, disruption of radio communications, damage to undersea cable systems or interference with data transmission, permanent damage to large power transformers essential to electric grid operations, and radiation hazards to astronauts in orbit.
Space Weather: An Overview of Policy and Select U.S. Government Roles and Responsibilities
2020
25 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air force , Artificial satellites , Congress , Defense systems , Department of defense , Department of homeland security , Emergency response , Energy security , Homeland security , Military operations , National security , Observatories , Public administration , Space weather , United states , United states government , Weather forecasting
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