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AAS 12-033SPACE WEATHER HAZARDS IN THE INNER MAGNETOSPHEREJosef Koller *Space weather refers to the conditions on the sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere,ionosphere, and thermosphere that can influence the performance and reliabilityof space-borne and ground-based technological systems and endanger human life orhealth. The purpose of this presentation is to review the processes and effects on spacehardware with relevance to real world applications. We will focus on the inner magnetosphereand in particular on the radiation belt environment. We will describe the impactof space weather on hardware as a function of orbit and discuss the current modelingefforts that take into account real-time radiation belt observations and a physics-basedmodel. [View Full Paper]* Space Science and Applications, ISR-1, PO Box 1663, D466, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, U.S.A.12