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Heliophysics 3 Volume Set

Heliophysics 3 Volume Set

Heliophysics 3 Volume Set

Carolus J. Schrijver, Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, Lockheed Martin
George L. Siscoe, Boston University
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9781107000407
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    Heliophysics is a fast-developing 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 dramatically. This set brings together three books edited by Carolus Schrijver and George Siscoe, which together provide a complete guide to heliophysics - covering the full range of sub-disciplines that constitute this field. Supplemented by online teaching materials, the volumes can be used as textbooks for graduate courses or as a foundational reference resource for researchers in fields from astrophysics and plasma physics to planetary and atmospheric science. Volume 1 is Heliophysics: Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos, Volume 2 is Heliophysics: Space Storms and Radiation: Causes and Effects, and Volume 3 is called Heliophysics: Evolving Solar Activity and the Climates of Space and Earth.

    • Authored by a team of expert researchers and trialed at NASA's 'Living with a Star' summer school where this material has been taught
    • Unites the many subdisciplines related to the Sun-Earth connections under the umbrella of 'heliophysics', helping readers to quickly grasp the big picture
    • Highlights parallels and differences of approach, allowing readers to apply their knowledge to other disciplines and quickly understand key questions and assumptions

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    No date available
    Multiple copy pack
    9781107000407
    1438 pages
    325 × 250 × 150 mm
    4kg
    338 b/w illus. 30 tables

    Table of Contents

    • Volume 1: Preface
    • 1. Prologue Carolus J. Schrijver and George L. Siscoe
    • 2. Introduction to heliophysics Thomas J. Bogdan
    • 3. Creation and destruction of magnetic field Matthias Rempel
    • 4. Magnetic field topology Dana W. Longcope
    • 5. Magnetic reconnection Terry G. Forbes
    • 6. Structures of the magnetic field Mark B. Moldwin, George L. Siscoe and Carolus J. Schrijver
    • 7. Turbulence in space plasmas Charles W. Smith
    • 8. The solar atmosphere Viggo H. Hansteen
    • 9. Stellar winds and magnetic fields Viggo H. Hansteen
    • 10. Fundamentals of planetary magnetospheres Vytenis M. VasyliÅ«nas
    • 11. Solar-wind magnetosphere coupling: an MHD perspective Frank R. Toffoletto and George L. Siscoe
    • 12. On the ionosphere and chromosphere Tim Fuller-Rowell and Carolus J. Schrijver
    • 13. Comparative planetary environments Frances Bagenal
    • Bibliography
    • Index. Volume 2: Preface
    • 1. Perspective on heliophysics George L. Siscoe and Carolus J. Schrijver
    • 2. Introduction to space storms and radiation Sten Odenwald
    • 3. In-situ detection of energetic particles George Gloeckler
    • 4. Radiative signatures of energetic particles Tim Bastian
    • 5. Observations of solar and stellar eruptions, flares, and jets Hugh Hudson
    • 6. Models of coronal mass ejections and flares Terry Forbes
    • 7. Shocks in heliophysics Merav Opher
    • 8. Particle acceleration in shocks Dietmar Krauss-Varban
    • 9. Energetic particle transport Joe Giacalone
    • 10. Energy conversion in planetary magnetospheres Vytenis VasyliÅ«nas
    • 11. Energization of trapped particles Janet Green
    • 12. Flares, CMEs, and atmospheric responses Tim Fuller-Rowell and Stanley C. Solomon
    • 13. Energetic particles and manned spaceflight 358 Stephen Guetersloh and Neal Zapp
    • 14. Energetic particles and technology Alan Tribble
    • Appendix I. Authors and editors
    • List of illustrations
    • List of tables
    • Bibliography
    • Index. Volume 3: Preface
    • 1. Interconnectedness in heliophysics Carolus J. Schrijver and George L. Siscoe
    • 2. Long-term evolution of magnetic activity of Sun-like stars Carolus J. Schrijver
    • 3. Formation and early evolution of stars and proto-planetary disks Lee W. Hartmann
    • 4. Planetary habitability on astronomical time scales Donald E. Brownlee
    • 5. Solar internal flows and dynamo action Mark S. Miesch
    • 6. Modeling solar and stellar dynamos Paul Charbonneau
    • 7. Planetary fields and dynamos Ulrich R. Christensen
    • 8. The structure and evolution of the 3D solar wind John T. Gosling
    • 9. The heliosphere and cosmic rays J. Randy Jokipii
    • 10. Solar spectral irradiance: measurements and models Judith L. Lean and Thomas N. Woods
    • 11. Astrophysical influences on planetary climate systems Juerg Beer
    • 12. Evaluating the drivers of Earth's climate system Thomas J. Crowley
    • 13. Ionospheres of the terrestrial planets Stanley C. Solomon
    • 14. Long-term evolution of the geospace climate Jan J. Sojka
    • 15. Waves and transport processes in atmospheres and oceans Richard L. Walterscheid
    • 16. Solar variability, climate, and atmospheric photochemistry Guy P. Brasseur, Daniel Marsch and Hauke Schmidt
    • Appendix I. Authors and editors
    • List of illustrations
    • List of tables
    • Bibliography
    • Index.
      Contributors
    • Carolus J. Schrijver, George L. Siscoe, Thomas J. Bogdan, Matthias Rempel, Terry G. Forbes, Mark B. Moldwin, Charles W. Smith, Viggo H. Hansteen, Vytenis M. VasyliÅ«nas, Frank R. Toffoletto, Tim Fuller-Rowell, Frances Bagenal, Sten Odenwald, George Gloeckler, Tim Bastian, Hugh Hudson, Merav Opher, Dietmar Krauss-Varban, Joe Giacalone, Janet Green, Stanley C. Solomon, Stephen Guetersloh, Neal Zapp, Alan Tribble, Lee W. Hartmann, Donald E. Brownlee, Mark S. Miesch, Paul Charbonneau, Ulrich R. Christensen, John T. Gosling, J. Randy Jokipii, Judith L. Lean, Thomas N. Woods, Juerg Beer, Thomas J. Crowley, Jan J. Sojka, Richard L. Walterscheid, Guy P. Brasseur, Daniel Marsch, Hauke Schmidt

    • Editors
    • Carolus J. Schrijver , Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, Lockheed Martin

      Carolus J. Schrijver is an astrophysicist studying the causes and effects of magnetic activity of the Sun and of stars like the Sun, and the coupling of the Sun's magnetic field into the surrounding heliosphere. He obtained his doctorate in physics and astronomy at the Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands in 1986, and has since worked for the University of Colorado, the US National Solar Observatory, the European Space Agency and the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Netherlands. Dr Schrijver is currently principal physicist at Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Center, where his work focuses primarily on the magnetic field in the solar atmosphere. He is an editor or editorial board member of several journals including Solar Physics, Astronomical Notices and Living Reviews in Solar Physics, and has co-edited three other books.

    • George L. Siscoe , Boston University

      George L. Siscoe received his PhD in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1964. He has since held positions at the California Institute of Technology, MIT, and the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences. He is currently a Research Professor in the Astronomy Department at Boston University. Professor Siscoe has been a member and chair of numerous international committees and panels and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the second Van Allen Lecturer of the AGU, 1991. He has authored or co-authored over 300 publications that cover most areas of heliophysics.