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Space threats pose nontrivial issues to the safety of the population and to the correct functioning of critical infrastructures. In this paper we analyze the most significant threats posed by solar wind in terms of impact due to both direct consequences on satellite and critical infrastructure so as the subsequent domino effects. To this end we provide a model based on the CISIA platform with a case study related to the area of Rome, Italy.
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Gaetano, F., Oliva, G., Panzieri, S., Romani, C., Setola, R. (2013). Analysis of Severe Space Weather on Critical Infrastructures. In: Luiijf, E., Hartel, P. (eds) Critical Information Infrastructures Security. CRITIS 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8328. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03964-0_6
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