Storms from the Sun : The Emerging Science of Space Weather.
Carlowicz, Michael J.
Storms from the Sun : The Emerging Science of Space Weather. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (256 pages)
Front Matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue: Here Comes the Sun -- 1 The Day the Pagers Died -- 2 Sun-Eating Dragons, Hairy Stars, and Bridges to Heaven -- 3 A Sudden Conflagration -- 4 Connecting Sun to Earth -- 5 Living in the Atmosphere of a Star -- 6 The Cosmic Wake-Up Call -- 7 Fire in the Sky -- 8 A Tough Place to Work -- 9 Houston, We Could Have a Problem -- 10 Seasons of the Sun -- 11 The Forecast -- Epilogue: Over the Horizon -- Appendix A: Selected Reading -- Appendix B: Selected Web Sites -- Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Color Plates.
9780309076425
Space environment.
Sun--Environmental aspects.
Electronic books.
QB505 / .C367 2002
629.4/16
Storms from the Sun : The Emerging Science of Space Weather. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (256 pages)
Front Matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue: Here Comes the Sun -- 1 The Day the Pagers Died -- 2 Sun-Eating Dragons, Hairy Stars, and Bridges to Heaven -- 3 A Sudden Conflagration -- 4 Connecting Sun to Earth -- 5 Living in the Atmosphere of a Star -- 6 The Cosmic Wake-Up Call -- 7 Fire in the Sky -- 8 A Tough Place to Work -- 9 Houston, We Could Have a Problem -- 10 Seasons of the Sun -- 11 The Forecast -- Epilogue: Over the Horizon -- Appendix A: Selected Reading -- Appendix B: Selected Web Sites -- Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Color Plates.
9780309076425
Space environment.
Sun--Environmental aspects.
Electronic books.
QB505 / .C367 2002
629.4/16