The Heliosphere through the Solar Activity Cycle

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Balogh, André (Συγγραφέας), Lanzerotti, Louis J. (Συγγραφέας), Suess, Steven T. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Σειρά: Springer Praxis Books
• Θέματα: Physics.; Planetology.; Astrophysics.; Space sciences.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

Understanding how the Sun changes though its 11-year sunspot cycle and how these changes affect the vast space around the Sun – the heliosphere – has been one of the principal objectives of space research since the advent of the space age. This book presents the evolution of the heliosphere through...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The heliosphere: Its origin and exploration
• Solar cycle 23
• The solar wind throughout the solar cycle
• The global heliospheric magnetic field
• Heliospheric energetic particle variations
• Galactic and anomalous cosmic rays through the solar cycle: New insights from Ulysses
• Overview: The heliosphere then and now.