Author: Joseph H. KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cosmic magnetic fields
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Interplanetary Medium Data Book
Author: Joseph H. KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cosmic magnetic fields
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Interplanetary Medium Data Book
Author: Joseph H. KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cosmic magnetic fields
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Interplanetary Medium Data Book
Author: Joseph H. KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cosmic magnetic fields
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Interplanetary Medium Data Book
Author: Joseph H. KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Interplanetary magnetic fields
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Interplanetary Medium Data Book
Author: Joseph H. KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cosmic magnetic fields
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Space Weather
Author: Volker BothmerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540345787
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
The editors present a state-of-the-art overview on the Physics of Space Weather and its effects on technological and biological systems on the ground and in space. It opens with a general introduction on the subject, followed by a historical review on the major developments in the field of solar terrestrial relationships leading to its development into the up-to-date field of space weather. Specific emphasis is placed on the technological effects that have impacted society in the past century at times of major solar activity. Chapter 2 summarizes key milestones, starting from the base of solar observations with classic telescopes up to recent space observations and new mission developments with EUV and X-ray telescopes (e.g., STEREO), yielding an unprecedented view of the sun-earth system. Chapter 3 provides a scientific summary of the present understanding of the physics of the sun-earth system based on the latest results from spacecraft designed to observe the Sun, the interplanetary medium and geospace. Chapter 4 describes how the plasma and magnetic field structure of the earth's magnetosphere is impacted by the variation of the solar and interplanetary conditions, providing the necessary science and technology background for missions in low and near earth's orbit. Chapter 5 elaborates the physics of the layer of the earth's upper atmosphere that is the cause of disruptions in radio-wave communications and GPS (Global Positioning System) errors, which is of crucial importance for projects like Galileo. In Chapters 6-10, the impacts of technology used up to now in space, on earth and on life are reviewed.
NASA Historical Data Book: NASA launch systems, space transportation
Author: NASA Historical Data Book: NASA launch systems, space transportation, human spaceflight, and space science, 1979-1988
Author: Jane Van NimmenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Deep Space Craft
Author: Dave DoodyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540895108
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
Deep Space Craft opens the door to interplanetary flight. It looks at this world from the vantage point of real operations on a specific mission, and follows a natural trail from the day-to-day working of this particular spacecraft, through the functioning of all spacecraft to the collaboration of the various disciplines to produce the results for which a spacecraft is designed. These results are of course mostly of a scientific nature, although a small number of interplanetary missions are also flown primarily to test and prove new engineering techniques. The author shows how, in order to make sense of all the scientific data coming back to Earth, the need for experiments and instrumentation arises, and follows the design and construction of the instruments through to their placement and testing on a spacecraft prior to launch. Examples are given of the interaction between an instrument’s science team and the mission’s flight team to plan and specify observations, gather and analyze data in flight, and finally present the results and discoveries to the scientific community. This highly focused, insider’s guide to interplanetary space exploration uses many examples of previous and current endeavors. It will enable the reader to research almost any topic related to spacecraft and to seek the latest scientific findings, the newest emerging technologies, or the current status of a favorite flight. In order to provide easy paths from the general to the specific, the text constantly refers to the Appendices. Within the main text, the intent is general familiarization and categorization of spacecraft and instruments at a high level, to provide a mental framework to place in context and understand any spacecraft and any instrument encountered in the reader’s experience. Appendix A gives illustrated descriptions of many interplanetary spacecraft, some earth-orbiters and ground facilities to reinforce the classification framework. Appendix B contains illustrated detailed descriptions of a dozen scientific instruments, including some ground-breaking engineering appliances that have either already been in operation or are poised for flight. Each instrument’s range of sensitivity in wavelengths of light, etc, and its physical principle(s) of operation is described. Appendix C has a few annotated illustrations to clarify the nomenclature of regions and structures in the solar system and the planets’ ring systems, and places the solar system in context with the local interstellar environment.
The Zodiacal Light and the Interplanetary Medium
Author: Jerry L. WeinbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Interstellar matter
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description