Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 What is space weather? -- 1.1 Key concepts -- 1.2 Introduction -- 1.2.1 It's Greek to me. The origin of technical names in science -- 1.3 Brief history...
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Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 What is space weather? -- 1.1 Key concepts -- 1.2 Introduction -- 1.2.1 It's Greek to me. The origin of technical names in science -- 1.3 Brief history -- 1.3.1 The aurorae -- 1.3.2 The geomagnetic field -- 1.3.3 Sunspots -- 1.3.4 Making the connection between aurorae, the geomagnetic field, and sunspots -- 1.4 Impacts of space weather on society -- 1.5 Supplements -- 1.5.1 SI units -- 1.5.2 Scientific notation -- 1.6 Problems -- Chapter 2 The variable Sun -- 2.1 Key concepts -- 2.2 Introduction -- 2.3 Temperature and heat -- 2.4 Radiation and convection -- 2.5 Solar structure -- 2.5.1 Interior -- Convection and radiation zones -- The core -- 2.5.2 Solar atmosphere -- The photosphere -- The chromosphere -- 2.6 Dynamics and processes -- 2.6.1 Solar magnetism -- 2.6.2 Solar active regions -- 2.6.3 Solar cycle -- 2.7 Supplements -- 2.7.1 Electromagnetic spectrum and radiation -- Frequency and wavelength -- The Doppler effect -- Photons and energy -- Blackbody radiation -- 2.8 Problems -- Chapter 3 The heliosphere -- 3.1 Key concepts -- 3.2 Introduction -- 3.3 The corona and the solar wind -- 3.4 The interplanetary magnetic field -- 3.5 Coronal mass ejections -- 3.6 The outer heliosphere -- 3.7 Cosmic rays -- 3.8 Supplements -- 3.8.1 How do we describe motion? -- Velocity -- Acceleration -- Force -- 3.9 Problems -- Chapter 4 Earth's space environment -- 4.1 Key concepts -- 4.2 Introduction -- 4.3 Dipole magnetic field -- 4.4 Structure of the inner magnetosphere -- 4.5 Interaction of the solar wind and magnetosphere -- 4.6 Magnetic reconnection -- 4.7 The magnetotail -- 4.8 Plasma sheet convection -- 4.9 Dynamics of the magnetosphere -- 4.9.1 Storms -- 4.9.2 Substorms -- 4.10 Supplements -- 4.10.1 Electrostatics -- 4.10.2 Magnetostatics. One of first undergraduate textbooks on space weather designed for introductory space physics courses.
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 What is space weather?; Chapter 2 The variable Sun; Chapter 3 The heliosphere; Chapter 4 Earth's space environment; Chapter 5 Earth's upper atmosphere; Chapter 6 The technological impacts of space storms; Chapter 7 The perils of living in space; Chapter 8 Other space weather phenomena; Appendix A Web resources; Appendix B SI units; Appendix C SI prefixes; References; Historical bibliography; Index
