The impact of solar winds on navigation aids

Recent developments in remote imaging equipment carried on satellites have given the scientific community a vast amount of new information about the S un and its atmosphere. Media coverage of the remarkable discoveries accompa nied by impressive images of the Sun's atmosphere, and linkage to the loss of a television satellite over the United States, have focused public atten tion on the existence and effects of the Solar Wind. This paper sets out to illustrate the impact of the Solar Wind on radio aids to navigation, and t o look at the possible effects on present and proposed systems.