Ebook: Space Storms and Space Weather Hazards

Space storms, the manifestation of bad weather in space, have a number of physical effects in the near-Earth environment: acceleration of charged particles in space, intensification of electric currents in space and on the ground, impressive aurora displays, and global magnetic disturbances on the Earth's surface. Space weather has been defined as `conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere that can influence the performance and reliability of space- and ground-based technological systems and can endanger human life'. The 19 chapters of this book, written by some of the foremost experts on the topic, present the most recent developments in space storm physics and related technological issues, such as malfunction of satellites, communication and navigation systems, and electric power distribution grids.
Readership: researchers, teachers and graduate students in space physics, astronomy, geomagnetism, space technology, electric power and communication technology, and non-specialist physicists and engineers.

As recommended in the United Nations Space & Atmospheric Science Education Curriculum booklet. Please findit amongst classics such as T.J.M. Boyd, J.J. Sanderson, J.K. Hargreaves and M.C. Kelly etc.

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Space storms, the manifestation of bad weather in space, have a number of physical effects in the near-Earth environment: acceleration of charged particles in space, intensification of electric currents in space and on the ground, impressive aurora displays, and global magnetic disturbances on the Earth's surface. Space weather has been defined as `conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere that can influence the performance and reliability of space- and ground-based technological systems and can endanger human life'. The 19 chapters of this book, written by some of the foremost experts on the topic, present the most recent developments in space storm physics and related technological issues, such as malfunction of satellites, communication and navigation systems, and electric power distribution grids.
Readership: researchers, teachers and graduate students in space physics, astronomy, geomagnetism, space technology, electric power and communication technology, and non-specialist physicists and engineers.

As recommended in the United Nations Space & Atmospheric Science Education Curriculum booklet. Please findit amongst classics such as T.J.M. Boyd, J.J. Sanderson, J.K. Hargreaves and M.C. Kelly etc.

 

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Space storms, the manifestation of bad weather in space, have a number of physical effects in the near-Earth environment: acceleration of charged particles in space, intensification of electric currents in space and on the ground, impressive aurora displays, and global magnetic disturbances on the Earth's surface. Space weather has been defined as `conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere that can influence the performance and reliability of space- and ground-based technological systems and can endanger human life'. The 19 chapters of this book, written by some of the foremost experts on the topic, present the most recent developments in space storm physics and related technological issues, such as malfunction of satellites, communication and navigation systems, and electric power distribution grids.
Readership: researchers, teachers and graduate students in space physics, astronomy, geomagnetism, space technology, electric power and communication technology, and non-specialist physicists and engineers.

As recommended in the United Nations Space & Atmospheric Science Education Curriculum booklet. Please findit amongst classics such as T.J.M. Boyd, J.J. Sanderson, J.K. Hargreaves and M.C. Kelly etc.

 

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Space Storms, Ring Current and Space-Atmosphere Coupling....Pages 1-42
Geomagnetic Storms as a Dominant Component of Space Weather: Classic Picture and Recent Issues....Pages 43-77
From the Discovery of Radiation Belts to Space Weather Perspectives....Pages 79-102
The Interplanetary Causes of Magnetic Storms, Substorms and Geomagnetic Quiet....Pages 103-130
Interplanetary Magnetic Field Dynamics....Pages 131-155
Bayesian Classification of Geoeffective Solar Wind Structures....Pages 157-176
Coronal Mass Ejections at the Sun and in Interplanetary Space....Pages 177-207
Measurements of Energetic Particles in the Radiation Belts....Pages 209-230
Solar Activity Variations and Possible Effects on Climate....Pages 231-250
Cosmic Ray and Radiation Belt Hazards for Space Missions....Pages 251-284
Satellite Anomalies due to Space Storms....Pages 285-311
Space Weather Effects on Communications....Pages 313-334
An Introduction to Power Grid Impacts and Vulnerabilities from Space Weather....Pages 335-361
Global Magnetospheric Modelling....Pages 363-388
The Role and Form of Modelling in Space Weather....Pages 389-400
MHD Modelling of Space Weather Drivers....Pages 401-417
State of the Art in Space Weather Services and Forecasting....Pages 419-436
Space Weather: An Air Force Research Laboratory Perspective....Pages 437-457
ESA Space Weather Activities....Pages 459-473
Back Matter....Pages 475-482

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Space storms, the manifestation of bad weather in space, have a number of physical effects in the near-Earth environment: acceleration of charged particles in space, intensification of electric currents in space and on the ground, impressive aurora displays, and global magnetic disturbances on the Earth's surface. Space weather has been defined as `conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and atmosphere that can influence the performance and reliability of space- and ground-based technological systems and can endanger human life'. The 19 chapters of this book, written by some of the foremost experts on the topic, present the most recent developments in space storm physics and related technological issues, such as malfunction of satellites, communication and navigation systems, and electric power distribution grids.
Readership: researchers, teachers and graduate students in space physics, astronomy, geomagnetism, space technology, electric power and communication technology, and non-specialist physicists and engineers.

As recommended in the United Nations Space & Atmospheric Science Education Curriculum booklet. Please findit amongst classics such as T.J.M. Boyd, J.J. Sanderson, J.K. Hargreaves and M.C. Kelly etc.

 

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Space Storms, Ring Current and Space-Atmosphere Coupling....Pages 1-42
Geomagnetic Storms as a Dominant Component of Space Weather: Classic Picture and Recent Issues....Pages 43-77
From the Discovery of Radiation Belts to Space Weather Perspectives....Pages 79-102
The Interplanetary Causes of Magnetic Storms, Substorms and Geomagnetic Quiet....Pages 103-130
Interplanetary Magnetic Field Dynamics....Pages 131-155
Bayesian Classification of Geoeffective Solar Wind Structures....Pages 157-176
Coronal Mass Ejections at the Sun and in Interplanetary Space....Pages 177-207
Measurements of Energetic Particles in the Radiation Belts....Pages 209-230
Solar Activity Variations and Possible Effects on Climate....Pages 231-250
Cosmic Ray and Radiation Belt Hazards for Space Missions....Pages 251-284
Satellite Anomalies due to Space Storms....Pages 285-311
Space Weather Effects on Communications....Pages 313-334
An Introduction to Power Grid Impacts and Vulnerabilities from Space Weather....Pages 335-361
Global Magnetospheric Modelling....Pages 363-388
The Role and Form of Modelling in Space Weather....Pages 389-400
MHD Modelling of Space Weather Drivers....Pages 401-417
State of the Art in Space Weather Services and Forecasting....Pages 419-436
Space Weather: An Air Force Research Laboratory Perspective....Pages 437-457
ESA Space Weather Activities....Pages 459-473
Back Matter....Pages 475-482
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