Space Weather- Physics and Effects

• Main Authors: Bothmer, Volker (Author), Daglis, Ioannis A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Physics.; Geophysics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Space sciences.; Climate change.; Ecotoxicology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Climate Change.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.