Space Weather Effects on Transportation Systems: A Review of Current Understanding and Future Outlook
Abstract Space weather events, including solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms, have significant effects on various transportation systems. This review provides a comprehensive examination of the current understanding and future outlook of space weather effects on air, maritim...
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| description | Abstract Space weather events, including solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms, have significant effects on various transportation systems. This review provides a comprehensive examination of the current understanding and future outlook of space weather effects on air, maritime, railway, and ground transportation. It explores the mechanisms through which space weather causes communication blackouts, satellite navigation failure, elevated cosmic radiation, and geomagnetically induced currents, leading to disruptions in transportation operations. Historical events are analyzed to underscore the diversity and severity of these impacts. Additionally, this review discusses the anticipated challenges posed by the upcoming solar maximum of Solar Cycle 25 and highlights the need for improved forecasting, mitigation strategies, and resilient infrastructure to safeguard transportation systems against space weather threats. By integrating findings from recent studies and historical data, this review aims to enhance the preparedness and response strategies of the transportation sector in the face of evolving space weather risks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-150f07a9afdd42e3b1bb2e6ae9da69592025-02-01T08:10:32ZengWileySpace Weather1542-73902024-12-012212n/an/a10.1029/2024SW004055Space Weather Effects on Transportation Systems: A Review of Current Understanding and Future OutlookDabin Xue0Lingxiao Wu1Tianhe Xu2Cheng‐Lung Wu3Zhipeng Wang4Zhengbing He5Department of Land Surveying and Geo‐Informatics The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong ChinaDepartment of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong ChinaInstitute of Space Sciences Shandong University Weihai ChinaSchool of Aviation University of New South Wales Sydney Sydney NSW AustraliaSchool of Electronic Information Engineering Beihang University Beijing ChinaInformation and Decision Systems Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA USAAbstract Space weather events, including solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms, have significant effects on various transportation systems. This review provides a comprehensive examination of the current understanding and future outlook of space weather effects on air, maritime, railway, and ground transportation. It explores the mechanisms through which space weather causes communication blackouts, satellite navigation failure, elevated cosmic radiation, and geomagnetically induced currents, leading to disruptions in transportation operations. Historical events are analyzed to underscore the diversity and severity of these impacts. Additionally, this review discusses the anticipated challenges posed by the upcoming solar maximum of Solar Cycle 25 and highlights the need for improved forecasting, mitigation strategies, and resilient infrastructure to safeguard transportation systems against space weather threats. By integrating findings from recent studies and historical data, this review aims to enhance the preparedness and response strategies of the transportation sector in the face of evolving space weather risks.https://doi.org/10.1029/2024SW004055space weather effectscommunication blackoutssatellite navigation failureelevated cosmic radiationgeomagnetically induced currentstransportation system disruptions and resilience |
| spellingShingle | Dabin Xue Lingxiao Wu Tianhe Xu Cheng‐Lung Wu Zhipeng Wang Zhengbing He Space Weather Effects on Transportation Systems: A Review of Current Understanding and Future Outlook Space Weather space weather effects communication blackouts satellite navigation failure elevated cosmic radiation geomagnetically induced currents transportation system disruptions and resilience |
| title | Space Weather Effects on Transportation Systems: A Review of Current Understanding and Future Outlook |
| title_full | Space Weather Effects on Transportation Systems: A Review of Current Understanding and Future Outlook |
| title_fullStr | Space Weather Effects on Transportation Systems: A Review of Current Understanding and Future Outlook |
| title_full_unstemmed | Space Weather Effects on Transportation Systems: A Review of Current Understanding and Future Outlook |
| title_short | Space Weather Effects on Transportation Systems: A Review of Current Understanding and Future Outlook |
| title_sort | space weather effects on transportation systems a review of current understanding and future outlook |
| topic | space weather effects communication blackouts satellite navigation failure elevated cosmic radiation geomagnetically induced currents transportation system disruptions and resilience |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2024SW004055 |
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