Space Storms and Space Weather Hazards (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 38) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402000316 ISBN 13: 9781402000317

Publisher: Springer, 2001

Synopsis

Space storms, the manifestation of bad weather in space, have a number of physical effects in the near-Earth environment: acceleration of charged particles in space, intensification of electric currents in space and on the ground, impressive aurora displays, and global magnetic disturbances on the Earth's surface. Space weather has been defined as `conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere that can influence the performance and reliability of space- and ground-based technological systems and can endanger human life'. The 19 chapters of this book, written by some of the foremost experts on the topic, present the most recent developments in space storm physics and related technological issues, such as malfunction of satellites, communication and navigation systems, and electric power distribution grids.
Readership: researchers, teachers and graduate students in space physics, astronomy, geomagnetism, space technology, electric power and communication technology, and non-specialist physicists and engineers.

As recommended in the United Nations Space & Atmospheric Science Education Curriculum booklet. Please find it amongst classics such as T.J.M. Boyd, J.J. Sanderson, J.K. Hargreaves and M.C. Kelly etc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1402000316
• ISBN 13: 9781402000317
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 492
• Editor: Daglis I.A.