Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 125.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of our current observational knowledge, theoretical understanding, and numerical capability with regard to the phenomena known as space weather. Space weather refers to conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and thermosphere that can influence the performance and reliability of space-borne and ground-based technological systems, and can endanger human life or health. The rapid advance in these technologies has provided us with unprecedented capability and convenience, and we have come to rely on them more and more. Technology has reduced society's risk to many kinds of natural disasters, but through its own vulnerability, it has actually increased society's risk to space weather. Adverse conditions in the space environment can cause disruption of satellite operations, communications, navigation, and electric power distribution grids, leading to a variety of socioeconomic losses.

About the Author

Paul Song is the editor of Space Weather, published by Wiley. Howard J. Singer is the editor of Space Weather, published by Wiley.

Book Information
ISBN 9780875909844
Author Paul Song
Format Hardback
Page Count 440
Imprint American Geophysical Union
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 1442g
Dimensions(mm) 274mm * 224mm * 28mm