Dr Ben Clewer

Space Weather & Aviation Radiation Risk Research Fellow at @SpaceAtSurrey. Plus miniatures gamer!
Tweets are usually on research & gaming. He/him

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I'm over on the other app now 💙
https://t.co/geT6odAYSG
Hopefully see you over there

https://t.co/kl7hCta23A

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@TamithaSkov @e_philalethes If one was being skeptical, this is entirely plausible

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@e_philalethes @TamithaSkov This is true, but there might be more data from the recent event which has forced them to hurry up a fix. However, this is of course speculation

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@CaptBob_Nomadic Please do!

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@CaptBob_Nomadic A typical transatlantic flight is offered touted as the equivalent of a chest x-ray.

We have a prototype webpage at https://t.co/DZEdJ1HVb2 where you can see the modelled dose in real-time. For reference, 0.1-0.2uSv/hr is the ground rate in the UK.

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@CaptBob_Nomadic Typical rates at cruising altitude are 10-20x on the ground and the particles are such high energy that the fuselage doesn't shield against them.

The largest radiation storm measured was a 50x increase at ground level, so altitude would have been far worse.

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@Flying_Abi Section 9 of this report as well
https://t.co/JwIITy1TEv

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@Flying_Abi I'll try again, this paper is an excellent piece to read

https://t.co/cU9eoPMGOa

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@SimonCalder Our research group at Surrey Uni has been warning about potential issues like this. In fact there was a recent solar radiation storm which has likely exacerbated the response to the issue seen on the 30th Oct

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@BBCBreaking Our research group at @SpaceAtSurrey have been warning about the impacts of radiation on avionics for decades. We have data to suggest memory systems could be highly susceptible. There was a recent radiation storm too 2 weeks ago

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@karen_aplin @metoffice @UniOfSurrey @KNMI No they didn't claim any more than that. The programme specifically for space weather is new

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@williemossop @metoffice @UniOfSurrey @KNMI This was the first time ever that radiation data has been collected across a spectrum of altitudes during a GLE. The method is not new, but the data from this event was

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@karen_aplin @metoffice @UniOfSurrey @KNMI This was the first time data was collected at the full range of altitudes during a GLE. Yes balloons and radiosondes have been used for years, but not with specialised neutron sensors during a solar radiation storm

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@KristaMitchy Can't find you at the moment, but the blue app is having some growing pains with a sudden influx

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Pop by the @SpaceAtSurrey stand at #ESWW2024 this afternoon. Unfortunately I can't be there, by my colleagues will demonstrate our new SAIRA radiation instruments and our model MAIRE+

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@tigerroarcouk A goal kick. See Law 15

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Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!