Space Weather, Environment and Societies

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Lilensten, Jean (Συγγραφέας), Bornarel, Jean (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Θέματα: Physics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Engineering.; Environmental sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Environmental Physics.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Engineering, general.

Our planet exists within a space environment affected by constantly changing solar atmosphere producing cosmic particles and electromagnetic waves. This "space weather" profoundly influences the performance of our technology because we primarily use two means for transmitting information a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction. Acknowledgements
• The sun
• The formation of the stars and the sun
• The characteristics of the sun
• A representation of the sun
• The internal structure of the sun
• The photosphere, solar radiation, the solar wind
• The thermal profile of the solar atmosphere
• Solar dynamics
• The sun: at the source of space weather
• The earth
• The earth within the solar system
• The internal structure of the earth: the geomagnetic field
• The atmosphere of the earth
• The magnetosphere
• Toward a space weather
• The consequences of solar agressions on our technological environment
• Other impacts of solar activity
• Space weather in order to forecast
• Appendices
• A few useful constants
• References. Word glossary. Glossary of names. Acronyms and logos. Index.