1st Edition

Space Weather Fundamentals

Edited By George V. Khazanov Copyright 2016
420 Pages
by CRC Press

424 Pages 232 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

424 Pages 232 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Space weather is one of the most significant natural hazards to human life and health. Conditions of the sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and thermosphere can influence the performance and reliability of space-borne and ground-based technological systems. If conditions in the space environment are adverse, they can cause disruption of satellite operations, communications,... Read more


Space Weather Drivers. Sun. Solar Wind. Earth’s Magnetic Field. Solar Wind Magnetosphere Interaction. The Magnetosheath and its Boundaries. Magnetic Reconnection. Magnetospheric Electric Fields and Current Systems. Geomagnetic Tail-Inner Magnetosphere Coupling. Ring Current. Radiation Belts. Plasmasphere. Polar Wind. "Imaging" the Aurora: Understanding Space Weather in the Upper Atmosphere. Ionospheric Electrodynamics. Simulating Space Weather. Space Weather and the Extra-Terrestrial Planets. Space Weather Applications. Spacecraft Charging. Orbital Drag. Space Weather Effects on Communication and Navigation.

Biography

Dr. George Khazanov is a senior scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He is the author or coauthor of six books and more than 300 scientific publications.