The Sun and Space Weather

• Main Author: Hanslmeier, Arnold. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ; 277
• Subjects: Physics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Astrophysics.; Automotive engineering.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Automotive Engineering.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Since the Sun is the main source of space weather effects, the first part of the book is devoted to a general introduction to the physics of the Sun. A better understanding of the phenomena underlying solar activity is also important for prediction of solar outbursts and thus for establishing alert...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction, What is Space Weather?
• The Sun as a Star
• Observing the Sun
• Phenomenology of Solar Active Regions
• Testing the Solar Interior
• MHD and the Solar Dynamo
• The Sun and Climate
• Space Weather and Radiation Damage
• The Ionosphere and Space Weather
• The NOAA Space Weather Scales
• Asteroids, Comets, Meteroites
• Space Debris.