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.


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    Title :

    Space Weather: An Overview of Policy and Select U.S. Government Roles and Responsibilities


    Contributors:
    E. Lipiec (author) / B. Humphreys (author)

    Publication date :

    2020


    Size :

    25 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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