Space Weather Fundamentals

Herausgeber: Khazanov, George V

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Space weather is one of the most significant natural hazards to human life and health. This book provides an overview of our current knowledge and theoretical understanding of space weather formation and covers all major topics of this phenomena, from the sun to the Earth's ionosphere and thermosphere, thus providing a fully updated review of this rapidly advancing field. The book brings together an outstanding team of internationally recognised contributors to cover topics such as solar wind, the earth's magnetic field, radiation belts, the aurora, spacecraft charging, orbital drag and GPS.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 406
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 282mm x 216mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 1179g
• ISBN-13: 9781498749077
• ISBN-10: 1498749070
• Artikelnr.: 45605406

Autorenporträt

Dr. George Khazanov is a senior scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He is the author or coauthor of six books and more than 300 scientific publications.

Inhaltsangabe

Space Weather Drivers. Sun. Solar Wind. Earth's Magnetic Field. Solar Wind
Magnetosphere Interaction. The Magnetosheath and its Boundaries. Magnetic
Reconnection. Magnetospheric Electric Fields and Current Systems.
Geomagnetic Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Coupling. Ring Current. Radiation
Belts. Plasmasphere. Polar Wind. "Imaging" the Aurora: Understanding Space
Weather in the Upper Atmosphere. Ionospheric Electrodynamics. Simulating
Space Weather. Space Weather and the Extra-Terrestrial Planets. Space
Weather Applications. Spacecraft Charging. Orbital Drag. Space Weather
Effects on Communication and Navigation.