Space Weather: The Physics Behind a Slogan

ISBN-13: 9783642421525 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 302 str.

Klaus Scherer; Horst Fichtner; Bernd Heber

Opis

The various processes that connect the physics of the Sun with that of the Earth's environment has become known as "Space Weather" during recent years, a slogan that has emerged in connection with many other expressions adapted from meteorology, such as solar wind, magnetic clouds or polar rain. This volume is intended as a first graduate-level textbook-style account on the physics of these solar-terrestrial relations and their impact on our natural and technological environment.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The aim of this book is to give an in-depth look at the physics behind the space weather phenomena ... . This book has ... succeeded in its aim of providing the reader with an in-depth look at the physics involved in space weather. ... Grammatically, the book is excellent throughout ... . All the chapters have illustrative figures and ... include very interesting reference lists. ... I found this book in general quite interesting and educational." (Norma B. Crosby, Surveys in Geophysics, 2006)

Spis treści

Introduction to Space Weather.- The Sun and its Restless Magnetic Field.- The Application of Radio Diagnostics to the Study of the Solar Drivers of Space Weather.- Interplanetary Disturbances.- The Magnetosphere.- Space Weather Effects in the Upper Atmosphere: Low and Middle Latitudes.- Space Weather Effects in the Upper Atmosphere: High Latitudes.- Space Weather Effects on Technology.- Radiation Risks From Space.- Index.

O autorze

Dr. Klaus Scherer studierte Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften an der Universität Mainz, arbeitete dort als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in Lehre und Forschung. Nach seiner Promotion folgten Tätigkeiten am Institut für Demoskopie in Allensbach und in den Bereichen Marketing, Marktforschung und Werbung führender Unternehmen. Heute ist er geschäftsführender Gesellschafter einer Werbeagentur.