Heliophysics Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos

Author : Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107392700

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Heliophysics: Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos by Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe Pdf

Heliophysics is a developing scientific discipline integrating studies of the Sun's variability, the surrounding heliosphere, and climatic environments. Over the past few centuries, our understanding of how the Sun drives space weather and climate on the Earth and other planets has advanced at an ever-increasing rate. This volume, the first in this series of three heliophysics texts, integrates such diverse topics for the first time as a coherent intellectual discipline. It emphasises the physical processes coupling the Sun and Earth, allowing insights into the interaction of the solar wind and radiation with the Earth's magnetic field, atmosphere and climate system. It provides a core resource for advanced undergraduates and graduates, and also constitutes a foundational reference for researchers in heliophysics, astrophysics, plasma physics, space physics, solar physics, aeronomy, space weather, planetary science and climate science. Additional online resources, including lecture presentations and other teaching materials, are accessible at www.cambridge.org/9780521110617.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Solar and Space Physics
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309092159

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Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Solar and Space Physics Pdf

Solar and space physics is the study of solar system phenomena that occur in the plasma state. Examples include sunspots, the solar wind, planetary magnetospheres, radiation belts, and the aurora. While each is a distinct phenomenon, there are commonalities among them. To help define and systematize these universal aspects of the field of space physics, the National Research Council was asked by NASA's Office of Space Science to provide a scientific assessment and strategy for the study of magnetized plasmas in the solar system. This report presents that assessment. It covers a number of important research goals for solar and space physics. The report is complementary to the NRC report, The Sun to the Earthâ€"and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy for Solar and Space Physics, which presents priorities and strategies for future program activities.

Author : Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521760515

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Heliophysics: Space Storms and Radiation: Causes and Effects by Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe Pdf

The second in this series of three heliophysics texts, integrating the many aspects of space storms and their energetic radiation.

Author : Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521130204

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Heliophysics: Evolving Solar Activity and the Climates of Space and Earth by Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe Pdf

Heliophysics is a fast-developing scientific discipline that integrates studies of the Sun's variability, the surrounding heliosphere, and the environment and climate of planets. Over the past few centuries, our understanding of how the Sun drives space weather and climate on the Earth and other planets has advanced at an ever increasing rate. This volume, the last in a series of three heliophysics texts, focuses on long-term variability from the Sun's decade-long sunspot cycle and considers the evolution of the planetary system over ten billion years from a climatological perspective. Topics covered range from the dynamo action of stars and planets to processes in the Earth's troposphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere and their effects on planetary climate and habitability. Supplemented by online teaching materials, it can be used as a textbook for courses or as a foundational reference for researchers in fields from astrophysics and plasma physics to planetary and climate science. Other volumes in this series: Heliophysics: Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos (Volume I) Heliophysics: Space Storms and Radiation: Causes and Effects (Volume II)

Author : Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 1107403995

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Heliophysics: Space Storms and Radiation: Causes and Effects by Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe Pdf

Heliophysics is a fast-developing scientific discipline that integrates studies of the Sun's variability, the surrounding heliosphere, and the environment and climate of planets. The Sun is a magnetically variable star and, for planets with intrinsic magnetic fields, planets with atmospheres, or planets like Earth with both, there are profound consequences. This volume, the second in a series of three heliophysics texts, integrates the many aspects of space storms and the energetic radiation associated with them - from causes on the Sun to effects in planetary environments. It reviews the physical processes in solar flares and coronal mass ejections, interplanetary shocks, and particle acceleration and transport, and considers many space weather responses in geospace. In addition to its utility as a textbook, it also constitutes a foundational reference for researchers in fields from heliophysics to climate science. Additional online resources, including lecture presentations and other teaching materials, are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521760515. Other volumes in this series: Heliophysics: Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos (Volume I) Heliophysics: Evolving Solar Activity and the Climates of Space and Earth (Volume III)

Author : Carolus J. Schrijver,Frances Bagenal,Jan J. Sojka
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107090477

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Heliophysics: Active Stars, their Astrospheres, and Impacts on Planetary Environments by Carolus J. Schrijver,Frances Bagenal,Jan J. Sojka Pdf

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book explores what makes the conditions on Earth 'just right' to sustain life.

Author : Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139489751

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Heliophysics: Evolving Solar Activity and the Climates of Space and Earth by Carolus J. Schrijver,George L. Siscoe Pdf

Heliophysics is a fast-developing scientific discipline that integrates studies of the Sun's variability, the surrounding heliosphere, and the environment and climate of planets. Over the past few centuries, our understanding of how the Sun drives space weather and climate on the Earth and other planets has advanced at an ever increasing rate. This 2010 volume, the last in this series of three heliophysics texts, focuses on long-term variability from the Sun's decade-long sunspot cycle and considers the evolution of the planetary system over ten billion years from a climatological perspective. Topics covered range from the dynamo action of stars and planets to processes in the Earth's troposphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere and their effects on planetary climate and habitability. Supplemented by online teaching materials, it can be used as a textbook for courses or as a foundational reference for researchers in fields from astrophysics and plasma physics to planetary and climate science.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Review of Progress Toward Implementing the Decadal Survey â¬" Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309671309

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Progress Toward Implementation of the 2013 Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Review of Progress Toward Implementing the Decadal Survey â¬" Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society Pdf

The 2013 report Solar and Space Physics; A Science for a Technological Society outlined a program of basic and applied research for the period 2013-2022. This publication describes the most significant scientific discoveries, technical advances, and relevant programmatic changes in solar and space physics since the publication of that decadal survey. Progress Toward Implementation of the 2013 Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics assesses the degree to which the programs of the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration address the strategies, goals, and priorities outlined in the 2013 decadal survey, and the progress that has been made in meeting those goals. This report additionally considers steps to enhance career opportunities in solar and space physics and recommends actions that should be undertaken to prepare for the next decadal survey.

Author : Andrew F. Nagy,Michel Blanc,Charles Chappell,Norbert Krupp
Publisher : Springer
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781493935444

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Plasma Sources of Solar System Magnetospheres by Andrew F. Nagy,Michel Blanc,Charles Chappell,Norbert Krupp Pdf

This volume reviews what we know of the corresponding plasma source for each intrinsically magnetized planet. Plasma sources fall essentially in three categories: the solar wind, the ionosphere (both prevalent on Earth), and the satellite-related sources. Throughout the text, the case of each planet is described, including the characteristics, chemical composition and intensity of each source. The authors also describe how the plasma generated at the source regions is transported to populate the magnetosphere, and how it is later lost. To summarize, the dominant sources are found to be the solar wind and sputtered surface ions at Mercury, the solar wind and ionosphere at Earth (the relative importance of the two being discussed in a specific introductory chapter), Io at Jupiter and – a big surprise of the Cassini findings – Enceladus at Saturn. The situation for Uranus and Neptune, which were investigated by only one fly-by each, is still open and requires further studies and exploration. In the final chapter, the book offers a summary of the little we know of Uranus and Neptune, then summarizes in a comparative way what we know of plasma sources throughout the solar system, and proposes directions for future research.

Author : Tilman Spohn,Doris Breuer,Torrence Johnson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1335 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780124160347

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Encyclopedia of the Solar System by Tilman Spohn,Doris Breuer,Torrence Johnson Pdf

The Encyclopedia of the Solar System, Third Edition—winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Cosmology & Astronomy from the Association of American Publishers—provides a framework for understanding the origin and evolution of the solar system, historical discoveries, and details about planetary bodies and how they interact—with an astounding breadth of content and breathtaking visual impact. The encyclopedia includes the latest explorations and observations, hundreds of color digital images and illustrations, and over 1,000 pages. It stands alone as the definitive work in this field, and will serve as a modern messenger of scientific discovery and provide a look into the future of our solar system. New additions to the third edition reflect the latest progress and growth in the field, including past and present space missions to the terrestrial planets, the outer solar systems and space telescopes used to detect extrasolar planets. Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Cosmology & Astronomy from the Association of American Publishers Presents 700 full-color digital images and diagrams from current space missions and observatories, bringing to life the content and aiding in the understanding and retention of key concepts. Includes a substantial appendix containing data on planetary missions, fundamental data of relevance for planets and satellites, and a glossary, providing immediately accessible mission data for ease of use in conducting further research or for use in presentations and instruction. Contains an extensive bibliography, providing a guide for deeper studies into broader aspects of the field and serving as an excellent entry point for graduate students aiming to broaden their study of planetary science.

Author : Barbara J. Thompson,Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy,Joseph M. Davila,Hans J. Haubold
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783211991800

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Putting the "I" in IHY by Barbara J. Thompson,Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy,Joseph M. Davila,Hans J. Haubold Pdf

Putting the “I” in IHY This book is about international cooperation. It demonstrates how the power of scienti?c imagination and investigation can bring together people form all continents in almost all countries around the globe. In presenting this impressive result, we can understand, how much unifying force the quest for understanding our universe and using outer space for that purpose have. Astronomy is far away from being a “political” area of science. But is has enormous political effects – and all of these effects are positive. This book about the international aspects and achievements of the “International Heliophysical Year (IHY) 2007” can be regarded as a compendium of the fertile impacts of conducting research in this ?eld. The main focus, as the title implicates, is the international cooperation, which has emerged from this grassroots initiative. North and South, industrialized and developing countries have been coordinating their efforts and have been learning from each other in a mutual partnership under a joint understanding of sharing the scienti?c bene?ts. Through this, trans-border networks have been created and scienti?c as well as cultural exchange took place.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015049174777

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Heliophysics Science and the Moon by Anonim Pdf

Author : Carolus J. Schrijver,Frances Bagenal,Jan J. Sojka
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781316489789

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Heliophysics: Active Stars, their Astrospheres, and Impacts on Planetary Environments by Carolus J. Schrijver,Frances Bagenal,Jan J. Sojka Pdf

Heliophysics is a fast-developing scientific discipline that integrates studies of the Sun's variability, the surrounding heliosphere, and the environment and climate of planets. This volume, the fourth in the Heliophysics collection, explores what makes the conditions on Earth 'just right' to sustain life, by comparing Earth to other solar system planets, by comparing solar magnetic activity to that of other stars, and by looking at the properties of evolving exoplanet systems. By taking an interdisciplinary approach and using comparative heliophysics, the authors illustrate how we can learn about our local cosmos by looking beyond it, and in doing so, also enable the converse. Supplementary online resources are provided, including lecture presentations, problem sets and exercise labs, making this ideal as a textbook for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, as well as a foundational reference for researchers in the many subdisciplines of helio- and astrophysics.

Author : Karel Schrijver
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192560216

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One of Ten Billion Earths by Karel Schrijver Pdf

Illustrated with breathtaking images of the Solar System and of the Universe around it, this book explores how the discoveries within the Solar System and of exoplanets far beyond it come together to help us understand the habitability of Earth, and how these findings guide the search for exoplanets that could support life. The author highlights how, within two decades of the discovery of the first planets outside the Solar System in the 1990s, scientists concluded that planets are so common that most stars are orbited by them. The lives of exoplanets and their stars, as of our Solar System and its Sun, are inextricably interwoven. Stars are the seeds around which planets form, and they provide light and warmth for as long as they shine. At the end of their lives, stars expel massive amounts of newly forged elements into deep space, and that ejected material is incorporated into subsequent generations of planets. How do we learn about these distant worlds? What does the exploration of other planets tell us about Earth? Can we find out what the distant future may have in store for us? What do we know about exoworlds and starbirth, and where do migrating hot Jupiters, polluted white dwarfs, and free-roaming nomad planets fit in? And what does all that have to do with the habitability of Earth, the possibility of finding extraterrestrial life, and the operation of the globe-spanning network of the sciences?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015075679244

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Heliophysics by Anonim Pdf