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The many faces of the sun : a summary of the results from NASA's Solar Maximum Mission / Keith T. Strong ... [and others], editors.
LIBRA QB526.F6 M36 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Solar flares.
- Solar atmosphere.
- Solar Maximum Mission (Project).
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 610 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer, [1999]
- Summary:
- A decade of observations of the Sun with NASA's Solar Maximum Mission satellite has led to important discoveries in solar and atomic physics. This book presents the first comprehensive review of these results in a single volume, providing a snapshot of the current state of knowledge of solar physics. Chapters provide insight into the structure, composition and activity of the Sun, with coverage of topics such as solar flares, variations in the solar irradiance, coronal mass ejections, and spectroscopy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [533]-587) and index.
- ISBN:
- 038798481X
- OCLC:
- 38411113
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