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 vii
Preface ix
Introduction: Space Weather Underlies Reliable Technologies 1
Louis J. Lanzerotti, Philip J. Erickson, and Anthea J. Coster
1. Effects of Space Radiation on Contemporary Space?]Based Systems I: Single Event Upsets, Spacecraft Charging, Degradation of Electronics, and Attenuation on Fiber Cabling 3
Daniel N. Baker and Michael Bodeau
2. Effects of Space Radiation on Contemporary Space?]Based Systems II: Spacecraft Internal and External Charging and Discharging Effects 13
Michael Bodeau and Daniel N. Baker
3. Effects of Space Radiation on Humans in Space Flight 63
Lawrence W. Townsend
4. Space Weather Radiation Effects on High?]Altitude/?]Latitude Aircraft 79
Christopher J. Mertens and W. Kent Tobiska
5. Remaining Issues in Upper Atmosphere Satellite Drag 111
Jeffrey P. Thayer, W. Kent Tobiska, Marcin D. Pilinski, and Eric K. Sutton
6. Solar Radio Burst Effects on Radio?] and Radar?]Based Systems 141
Dale E. Gary and Timothy S. Bastian
7. Space Weather Influences on HF, UHF, and VHF Radio Propagation 153
Gary S. Bust, William Liles, and Cathryn Mitchell
8. GNSS/GPS Degradation from Space Weather 165
Anthea J. Coster and Endawoke Yizengaw
9. Geomagnetic Field Impacts on Ground Systems 183
John Kappenman and William Radasky
Epilogue: The Road to Future Progress in Space Weather Understanding 215
Philip J. Erickson, Louis J. Lanzerotti, and Anthea J. Coster
Index 217