Space Weather- Physics and Effects

This book is a state-of-the-art review on the physics of space weather and on space weather impacts on human technology, including manned spaceflight. With contributions from a team of international experts, this comprehensive work covers all aspects of space weather physical processes, and all know...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Bothmer, Volker (Συγγραφέας), Daglis, Ioannis A. (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
Σειρά:Springer Praxis Books
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Space weather forecasting historically viewed through the lens of meteorology
  • The Sun as the prime source of space weather
  • The coupling of the solar wind to the Earth’s magnetosphere
  • Major radiation environments in the heliosphere and their implications for interplanetary travel
  • Radiation belts and ring current
  • Ionospheric response
  • Solar effects in the middle and lower stratosphere and probable associations with the troposphere
  • Space weather effects on communications
  • Space weather effects on power grids
  • Space weather impacts on space radiation protection
  • Effects on spacecraft hardware and operations
  • Effects on satellite navigation
  • Forecasting space weather.