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In this paper, an investigation of radiation dose enhancement during geomagnetic storms over South Africa will be presented. The radiation exposure during a solar storm at aviation altitude is of interest to the aircrew, the international civil aviation organization (ICAO), and the general public. During solar storms, the radiation environment can change drastically due to ground level enhancement (GLE) or Forbush decrease (FD) phenomena. The two major contributors to the radiation are the ever-present galactic and solar cosmic rays that occur occasionally when there is a solar storm. The objective is to determine how the dose rate change in a chosen route within the region during the ionospheric storm period. Neutron monitor data, ionospheric data, and radiation models are used in this study. The effects of the solar storms on the radiation exposure levels to aircraft passengers and crew will be discussed.
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