Storms from the sun : the emerging science of space weather /
Carlowicz, Michael J.
Storms from the sun : the emerging science of space weather / Michael J. Carlowicz and Ramon E. Lopez. - Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press, c2002. - xi, 234 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Here comes the sun -- The Day the Pagers Died -- 2 Sun-Eating Dragons, Hairy Stars, and Bridges to Heaven -- A Sudden Conflagration -- Connecting Sun to Earth -- Living in the Atmosphere of a Star -- The Cosmic Wake-Up Call -- Fire in the Sky -- A Tough Place to Work -- Houston, We Could Have a Problem -- Seasons of the Sun -- The Forecast --Epilogue: Over the Horizon -- Appendix A: Selected Reading -- Appendix B: Selected Web Sites -- Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations.
0309076420 (hardcover)
2002003618
Space environment.
Sun--Environmental aspects.
QB505 / .C367 2002
629.4/16
Storms from the sun : the emerging science of space weather / Michael J. Carlowicz and Ramon E. Lopez. - Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press, c2002. - xi, 234 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Here comes the sun -- The Day the Pagers Died -- 2 Sun-Eating Dragons, Hairy Stars, and Bridges to Heaven -- A Sudden Conflagration -- Connecting Sun to Earth -- Living in the Atmosphere of a Star -- The Cosmic Wake-Up Call -- Fire in the Sky -- A Tough Place to Work -- Houston, We Could Have a Problem -- Seasons of the Sun -- The Forecast --Epilogue: Over the Horizon -- Appendix A: Selected Reading -- Appendix B: Selected Web Sites -- Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations.
0309076420 (hardcover)
2002003618
Space environment.
Sun--Environmental aspects.
QB505 / .C367 2002
629.4/16