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An introduction to space weather
- Title
- An introduction to space weather / Mark Moldwin.
- Author
- Moldwin, Mark
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
- ©2023
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- Description
- xii, 212 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
- Summary
- "Our space age technology enables global communication, navigation, and power distribution that has given rise to our 'smart', interconnected and spacefaring world. Much of the infrastructure modern society depends on, to live on Earth and to explore space, is susceptible to space weather storms originating from the Sun. The Second Edition of this introductory textbook is expanded to reflect our increased understanding from more than a dozen scientific missions over the past decade. Updates include discussions of the rapidly expanding commercial space sector, orbital debris and collision hazards, our understanding of solar-terrestrial connections to climate, and the renewed emphasis of human exploration of the Moon and Mars. It provides new learning features to help students understand the science and solve meaningful problems, including some based on real-world data. Each chapter includes learning objectives and supplements that provide descriptions of the science and learning strategies to help students and instructors alike."--Publisher's website.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-205) and index.
- Contents
- What is space weather? -- The variable sun -- The heliosphere -- Earth's space environment -- Earth's upper atmosphere -- Technological impacts of space storms -- Space weather modeling and forecasting -- The perils of living in space -- Other space weather phenomena.
- ISBN
- 9781108791717
- 1108791719
- 9781108857666 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 99993882462
- OCLC
- on1346929857
- 1346929857
- SCSB-14515988
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries