Actividad solar y clima espacial: desafíos científicos oportunidades para el desarrollo en Colombia

Santiago Vargas-Domínguez; Jeffersson Andrés Agudelo-Rueda; Juan Camilo Buitrago-Casas; Hernán Darío Guerrero-Caguasango; Benjamín Calvo-Mozo

doi:10.18257/raccefyn.3286

Actividad solar y clima espacial: desafíos científicos oportunidades para el desarrollo en Colombia

Translated title of the contribution: Solar activity and space weather: Scientific challenges anopportunities for development in Colombia

Santiago Vargas-Domínguez^*, Jeffersson Andrés Agudelo-Rueda, Juan Camilo Buitrago-Casas, Hernán Darío Guerrero-Caguasango, Benjamín Calvo-Mozo

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School of Engineering Physics and Mathematics

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Space weather, driven by solar activity, poses a significant threat to the stability and reliability of modern technological infrastructures. This article offers a comprehensive review of the topic, examining the connection between solar phenomena and their effects on critical sectors such as telecommunications, aviation, energy, and the global economy. Historical events (including the 1859 Carrington storm and Miyake events) are analyzed alongside recent disturbances linked to Solar Cycle 25. Colombia’s specific vulnerability to these events is also discussed, along with a strategic proposal for establishing the Colombian Space Weather Service (SCCE) as a critical initiative to enhance national resilience to extreme solar activity and foster technological and scientific progress in space-related fields.

Translated title of the contribution	Solar activity and space weather: Scientific challenges anopportunities for development in Colombia
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	191-212
Number of pages	22
Journal	Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales
Volume	50
Issue number	194
Early online date	13 Feb 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18257/raccefyn.3286
Publication status	Published - 3 Mar 2026

Keywords

Colombia
Economy
Geomagnetic storms
Magnetosphere
SCCE
Solar activity
Space weather
Telecommunications

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Actividad solar y clima espacial: desafíos científicos oportunidades para el desarrollo en Colombia. / Vargas-Domínguez, Santiago; Agudelo-Rueda, Jeffersson Andrés; Buitrago-Casas, Juan Camilo et al.
In: Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales, Vol. 50, No. 194, 03.03.2026, p. 191-212.

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