Solar journey: The significance of our galactic environment for the heliosphere and earth

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Frisch, Priscilla C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Planetology.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

Humans evolved when the Sun was in the great void of the Local Bubble. The Sun entered the present environment of interstellar clouds only during the late Quaternary. Astronomical data reveal these long and short term changes in our galactic environment. Theoretical models then tell us how these cha...