Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, RAS
Geophysical Center RAS
Moscow, Russian Federation
Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS
Moscow, Russian Federation
Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, RAS
Moscow, Russian Federation
from 01.01.2003 until now
Nothern Energetics Research Centre KSC RAS (Research Associate)
Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Apatity, Murmansk, Russian Federation
Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Irkutsk, Russian Federation
Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow, Russian Federation
Ufa University of Science and Technology
Moscow, Russian Federation
Moscow, Russian Federation
UDK 550.383.2 Общий географический характер магнитного поля Земли.
The review offered for the first time in the Russian scientific literature is devoted to various aspects of the problem of the impact of space weather on ground transport systems. An analysis of available information indicates that space weather disturbances can affect rail infrastructure through both direct and indirect effects on system components. One of the main hazards is geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in grounded extended structures excited by the geomagnetic field disturbances. The telluric electric fields and currents associated with them can cause power outages and malfunctions in the railway automation track circuits. Indirect impact is possible through disturbances in the stable supply of electricity, disturbances in communication systems and in the appearance of positioning errors in global navigation satellite systems. The review provides information necessary for engineers of transport and energy systems about the main factors of space weather that could pose a threat to such systems. Examples of the influence of geomagnetic disturbances on the automatic signaling of the northern sections of Russian Railways are given. The prospects for monitoring space weather and the aurora oval for the needs of Russian Railways are discussed.
space weather, railway automation, geoinduced currents, global navigation satellite systems, radio communication, magnetic storms
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