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Using Sdo-Eve Satellite Data To Model For The First Time How Large Solar Flares Influence The Earths Ionosphere, Joseph B. Jensen, Jan J. Sojka, Michael David, Bob Schunk, Tom Woods, Frank Eparvier

Research on the Hill (Salt Lake City)

The ionosphere is important in our everyday communicaBons. Many satellites, like GPS satellites, have to send signals through the ionosphere, and many emergency radio communicators depend on the ionosphere to extend the range of their communicaBons. We also have many satellites and even the InternaBonal space staBon located in this region of the atmosphere. It becomes important for the astronauts in the ISS and for the health of the satellites to know what is going on in the ionosphere and how it can affect their systems.

The lower regions are important because the E-­‐region will extend the distance that a …