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020 _a9780511801365 (ebook)
020 _z9780521861496 (hardback)
020 _z9780521711128 (paperback)
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_beng
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_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQB505
_b.M598 2008
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100 1 _aMoldwin, Mark,
_eauthor.
245 1 3 _aAn introduction to space weather /
_cMark Moldwin.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2008.
300 _a1 online resource (xi, 134 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aWhat is space weather? -- The variable sun -- The heliosphere -- Earth's space environment -- Earth's upper atmosphere -- The technological impacts of space storms -- The perils of living in space -- Other space weather phenomena.
520 _aSpace weather is an emerging field of space science focused on understanding societal and technological impacts of the solar-terrestrial relationship. The Sun, which has tremendous influence on Earth's space environment, releases vast amounts of energy in the form of electromagnetic and particle radiation that can damage or destroy satellite, navigation, communication and power distribution systems. This textbook introduces the relationship between the Sun and Earth, and shows how it impacts our technological society. One of the first undergraduate textbooks on space weather aimed at non-science majors, it uses the practical aspects of space weather to introduce space physics and give students an understanding of the Sun-Earth relationship. Definitions of important terms are given throughout the text. Key concepts, supplements, and review questions are given at the end of each chapter to help students understand the materials covered. This textbook is ideal for introductory space physics courses.
650 0 _aSpace environment.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521861496
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511801365
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