Solar and Heliospheric Origins of Space Weather Phenomena
This book comprises an excursion through space weather, a scientific topic in rapid growth and with growing impact and complications for technological societies. The emphasis of the present volume is on the origins of space weather: the Sun and the solar mind. Very much as the Sun`s electromagnetic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2006, 2006
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2006 |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Physics
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book comprises an excursion through space weather, a scientific topic in rapid growth and with growing impact and complications for technological societies. The emphasis of the present volume is on the origins of space weather: the Sun and the solar mind. Very much as the Sun`s electromagnetic radiation drives the Earth climate, our space weather is driven by the solar wind. This book addresses students and scientists working, or interested in, the field and provides a thorough introduction to the topic for those who wish to become acquainted with the basic solar physics at the origin of space weather |
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| Physical Description: | X, 166 p. 117 illus., 7 illus. in color online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783540337591 |