An introduction to space weather / Mark Moldwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moldwin, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space environment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 134 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Space weather is an emerging field of space science focused on understanding societal and technological impacts of the solar-terrestrial relationship. The Sun, which has tremendous influence on Earth's space environment, releases vast amounts of energy in the form of electromagnetic and particle radiation that can damage or destroy satellite, navigation, communication and power distribution systems. This textbook introduces the relationship between the Sun and Earth, and shows how it impacts our technological society. One of the first undergraduate textbooks on space weather aimed at non-science majors, it uses the practical aspects of space weather to introduce space physics and give students an understanding of the Sun-Earth relationship. Definitions of important terms are given throughout the text. Key concepts, supplements, and review questions are given at the end of each chapter to help students understand the materials covered. This textbook is ideal for introductory space physics courses.

Contents:

What is space weather?

The variable sun

The heliosphere

Earth's space environment

Earth's upper atmosphere

The technological impacts of space storms

The perils of living in space

Other space weather phenomena.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p.128-130) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17788-X

1-281-37029-0

9786611370299

0-511-80136-X

0-511-39387-3

0-511-39304-0

0-511-39173-0

0-511-39056-4

0-511-39452-7

OCLC:

437204671