Handbook of the Solar-Terrestrial Environment

ISBN-13: 9783642079689 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 539 str.

Yohsuke Kamide; Abraham C. -L Chian

Opis

As a star in the universe, the Sun is constantly releas- cover a wide range of time and spatial scales, making ing energy into space, as much as ?. ? erg/s. Tis observations in the solar-terrestrial environment c- energy emission basically consists of three modes. Te plicated and the understanding of processes di?cult. ?rst mode of solar energy is the so-called blackbody ra- In the early days, the phenomena in each plasma diation, commonly known as sunlight, and the second region were studied separately, but with the progress mode of solar electromagnetic emission, such as X rays of research, we realized the importance of treating and UV radiation, is mostly absorbed above the Earth s the whole chain of processes as an entity because of stratosphere. Te third mode of solar energy emission is strong interactions between various regions within in the form of particles having a wide range of energies the solar-terrestrial system. On the basis of extensive from less than ? keV to more than ? GeV. It is convenient satellite observations and computer simulations over to group these particles into lower-energy particles and thepasttwo decades, it hasbecomepossibleto analyze higher-energy particles, which are referred to as the so- speci?cally the close coupling of di?erent regions in the lar wind and solar cosmic rays, respectively. solar-terrestrial environment."

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The book is a solid, comprehensive ... text providing a full overview of solar-terrestrial science, pitched at the graduate student level. The book provides an excellent summary of the underlying physics controlling Sun-Earth connections, and it certainly merits a place on the bookshelf of an academic working in the field. ... is worthwhile for working solar-terrestrial physicists ... . If you are an ambitious graduate student and have decided you want to make a career in solar-terrestrial physics, then you might consider it ... ." (Andy Breen, EOS, Vol. 90 (11), March, 2009)

Spis treści

Part 1: 1. Solar-Terrestrial Environment (A. C.-L. Chian and Y. Kamide). 2. The Solar Interior - Radial Structure, Rotation, Solar Activity Cycle ( A. Brandenburg). 3. Solar Atmosphere (E. R. Priest). 4. How the Corona of the Sun Becomes the Solar Wind (E. N. Parker). 5. Magnetosphere (M. Schulz). 6. Ionosphere (P.-L. Blelly and D. Alcaydé). 7. Thermosphere (S. Kato). Part 2: 8. Space Plasmas (C. Uberoi). 9. Reconnection in the Earth’s Magnetosphere (A. Nishida). 10. Nonlinear Processes in Space Plasmas (L. Stenflo and P. K. Shukla). Part 3: 11. Coronal Mass Ejections (P. J. Cargill and L. K. Harra). 12. Solar Radio Emissions(J. L. Bougeret and M. Pick). 13. The Aurora (B. Hultqvist). 14. Substorms (G. Rostoker). 15. Geomagnetic Storms (Y. Kamide and Y. P. Maltsev). 16. Ultra Low Frequency Waves in the Magnetosphere (U. Villante). 17. Space Weather (L. Lanzerotti). 18. Space Climatology (K. Labitzke). 19. Planetary Magnetospheres (M. G. Kivelson). 20. The Solar-Comet Interaction (D. A. Mendis)

O autorze

The Handbook of Solar-Terrestrial Environment is a unique compendium. Recognized international leaders in their field contribute chapters on basic topics of solar physics, space plasmas and the Earth's magnetosphere. The book further covers applied topics like the aurora, magnetospheric storms, space weather, space climatology and planetary science. This book will be of highest value as a reference for researchers working in the area of planetary and space science.