THE SUN AND SPACE WEATHER Second Edition /

• Main Author: HANSLMEIER, ARNOLD (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE LIBRARY, 347
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climatology.; Geophysics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

This second edition is a great enhancement of literature which will help the reader get deeper into the specific topics. There are new sections included such as space weather data sources and examples, new satellite missions, and the latest results. At the end a comprehensive index is given which wi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction, What is Space Weather?
• The Sun a Typical Star
• The Solar Atmosphere and Active Regions
• MHD and the Solar Dynamo
• The Earth’s Atmosphere and Climate
• Space Weather and Climate
• Space Weather and Radiation Damage
• Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Space Weather
• Real-Time Space Weather and Forecasts
• Asteroids, Comets, Meteroites
• Space Debris.