Physics of the Space Environment (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series)

Gombosi, Tamas I.

ISBN 10: 052159264X / ISBN 13: 9780521592642

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Very good pictorial hardcover. Clean inside and out. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the Sun and the planets -- often termed space weather.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Physics of the Space Environment (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052159264X
• ISBN 13: 9780521592642
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the sun and the planets - often termed space weather. Physics of the Space Environment explores the basic processes in the Sun, in the interplanetary medium, in the near-Earth space, and down into the atmosphere. The first part of the book summarizes fundamental elements of transport theory relevant for the atmosphere, ionosphere and the magnetosphere. This theory is then applied to physical phenomena in the space environment. The fundamental physical processes are emphasized throughout, and basic concepts and methods are derived from first principles. This book is unique in its balanced treatment of space plasma and aeronomical phenomena. Students and researchers with a basic mathematics and physics background will find this book invaluable in the study of phenomena in the space environment.

Book Description

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the Sun and the planets. The first part of the book summarizes fundamental elements of transport theory relevant for the atmosphere, ionosphere and the magnetosphere. This theory is then applied to physical phenomena in the space environment.