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1 Introduction
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... Changes in solar activity also have direct relevance to humans. The increased emissions of solar particles and radiation and the enhanced interplanetary magnetic fields associated with a solar maximum cause measurable changes on Earth and in its space environment.
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... , in particular the Air Force, which has its own space environment monitoring and research program in support of DOD, and the Navy, which historically has been a major participant in solar and ionospheric research; and the Deparunent of Energy (DOE) , whose support of space activities related to defense and other national security needs includes a group at Los Alamos National Laboratory that analyzes aspects of the the space environment that affect national secunty.
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