June 1, 2017
True Impacts of Space Weather on a Ground Force
Air Land Sea Bulletin 2017-1 —
No single source is readily available in extant literature that adequately translates space weather events to impacts faced by a ground commander who has no background in astrophysics or electromagnetic wave propagation theory. This paper provides an overview of space weather that arises in the solar-terrestrial system and how space weather impacts can be incorporated into the planning process during heightened solar activity.