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Examining the Economic Costs of the 2003 Halloween Storm Effects on the North Hemisphere Aviation Using Flight Data in 2019

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Corresponding AuthorYang, Jian; Liu, Zhizhao
Publication Years
2023-03-01
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1542-7390
Volume21Issue:3
Abstract
Space weather can impede normal aviation operations through communication blackouts, GNSS-based navigation and surveillance failures, and elevated cosmic radiation, consequently resulting in necessary flight plan adjustments and considerable economic costs. Although space weather effects have been heavily emphasized, the literature on the economic effects on aviation is limited. In this study, we estimate the economic impacts from the perspective of air traffic management, assuming an extremely strong space weather event like the 2003 Halloween solar storm would occur in 2019 with a booming air transport industry in recent years. We find that (a) as the high-frequency communication blackouts may lead to polar flight rerouting and cancellations, possible daily economic costs could range from euro0.21 million to euro2.20 million per day; (b) during the satellite navigation failure period in the continental United States, as aircraft utilizes ground navigation aids as a backup, the increased flying time and disrupted descent approach operations may lead to additional cost of euro2.43 million; (c) a surveillance failure can reduce airspace capacity and increase the workload of air traffic controllers, resulting in fatigue and perhaps risking flight safety; (d) to prevent massive cosmic radiation exposure, the economic costs of flight cancellations can be from euro2.77 million to euro48.97 million, depending on the cosmic radiation dose limits for a given plan. Our study indicates that severe space weather events may briefly disrupt normal aviation operations and cause substantial economic losses if future aviation equipment and technology are fragile to its effects.
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Funding Project
Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) projects["B-Q84W RGC/Gov","15205821"] ; Emerging Frontier Area (EFA) Scheme of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University[1-BBWJ] ; Stable Support Plan Program of Shenzhen Natural Science Fund[20200925153644003] ; Shenzhen Science and Technology Program[JCYJ20220530113402004] ; Hong Kong Polytechnic University[ZVVC-ZVN6]
WOS Research Area
Astronomy & Astrophysics ; Geochemistry & Geophysics ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS Subject
Astronomy & Astrophysics ; Geochemistry & Geophysics ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
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WOS:000952887400001
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ESI Research Field
SPACE SCIENCE
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Web of Science
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Cited Times [WOS]:0
Document TypeJournal Article
Identifierhttp://kc.sustech.edu.cn/handle/2SGJ60CL/524044
DepartmentDepartment of Earth and Space Sciences
Affiliation
1.Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Land Surveying & Geoinformat, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
2.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
First Author AffilicationDepartment of Earth and Space Sciences
Corresponding Author AffilicationDepartment of Earth and Space Sciences
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Xue, Dabin,Yang, Jian,Liu, Zhizhao,et al. Examining the Economic Costs of the 2003 Halloween Storm Effects on the North Hemisphere Aviation Using Flight Data in 2019[J]. SPACE WEATHER-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS,2023,21(3).
APA
Xue, Dabin,Yang, Jian,Liu, Zhizhao,&Yu, Shiwei.(2023).Examining the Economic Costs of the 2003 Halloween Storm Effects on the North Hemisphere Aviation Using Flight Data in 2019.SPACE WEATHER-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS,21(3).
MLA
Xue, Dabin,et al."Examining the Economic Costs of the 2003 Halloween Storm Effects on the North Hemisphere Aviation Using Flight Data in 2019".SPACE WEATHER-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS 21.3(2023).
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