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physics.geo-ph2026

Preparing for the Next Carrington: Spatiotemporal Agent-Based Modeling for Safeguarding Satellite Infrastructure Under Extreme Space Weather Disturbances

Rushil Kukreja, Edward J. Oughton, Phillip M. Cunio +1

Extreme space weather poses an existential threat to modern satellite infrastructure, with a Carrington-class solar storm projected to cause economic losses of billions of dollars…

physics.geo-ph20252 cited

Assessing the economic benefits of space weather mitigation investment decisions: Evidence from Aotearoa New Zealand

Edward J. Oughton, Andrew Renton, Daniel Mac Marnus +2

Space weather events pose a growing threat to modern economies, yet their macroeconomic consequences remain underexplored. This study presents the first dedicated economic assessme…

physics.geo-ph2025

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Poised to Rocket: Modeling the Environmental Impact of LEO Satellite Constellations

Rushil Kukreja, Edward J. Oughton, Richard Linares

The proliferation of satellite megaconstellations in low Earth orbit (LEO) represents a significant advancement in global broadband connectivity. However, we urgently need to under…

physics.geo-ph2024

Major Space Weather Risks Identified via Coupled Physics-Engineering-Economic Modeling

Edward J. Oughton, Dennies K. Bor, Robert Weigel +5

Space weather poses an important but under-quantified threat to society. While severe geomagnetic storms are recognized as potential global catastrophes, their socio-economic impac…

physics.geo-ph2024

A Reproducible Method for Mapping Electricity Transmission Infrastructure for Space Weather Risk Assessment

Dennies K. Bor, Edward J. Oughton, Evan A. Peters +4

Space weather risk assessment is constrained by the lack of available asset information needed to model geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in electricity transmission infrastr…