Tuesday, April 10, 2007

GPS IMPACTED BY SOLAR RADIO BURST


GPS Significantly Impacted By Powerful Solar Radio Burst


Solar radio bursts begin with a solar flare.

by Staff Writers, Ithica NY (SPX) Apr 11, 2007

During an unprecedented solar eruption last December, researchers at Cornell University confirmed solar radio bursts can have a serious impact on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other communication technologies using radio waves.

The findings were announced in Washington, D.C., at the first Space Weather Enterprise Forum -- an assembly of academic, government and private sector scientists focused on examining the Earth's ever-increasing vulnerability to space weather impacts.


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