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Launches of several major magnetospheric research satellites (i.e., Polar, Wind, and Interball) set the scene for extensive multi-platform investigations of the Earth's plasma environment in the era of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics Program. Exciting new results from this Program and the ongoing innovative advances to scientific instrumentation and spacecraft technology are vitally important for the international space community in preparing for future plans in the upcoming new millenium. This volume is a product of the COSPAR Colloquium held in Beijing on April 15-19, 1996 aimed

Magnetosphere --- Cosmic physics. --- Research --- Physics --- Space sciences --- Upper atmosphere

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the sun and the planets - often termed space weather. Physics of the Space Environment explores the basic processes in the Sun, in the interplanetary medium, in the near-Earth space, and down into the atmosphere. The first part of the book summarizes fundamental elements of transport theory relevant for the atmosphere, ionosphere and the magnetosphere. This theory is then applied to physical phenomena in the space environment. The fundamental physical processes are emphasized throughout, and basic concepts and methods are derived from first principles. This book is unique in its balanced treatment of space plasma and aeronomical phenomena. Students and researchers with a basic mathematics and physics background will find this book invaluable in the study of phenomena in the space environment.

Solar wind. --- Space environment. --- Space environment --- Environment, Space --- Extraterrestrial environment --- Space weather --- Atmospheric physics. --- Atmosphere, Upper. --- Magnetosphere. --- Aeronomy --- Upper atmosphere --- Atmosphere --- Extreme environments --- Aerophysics --- Atmospheric sciences --- Physical meteorology --- Geophysics --- Atmosphere, Upper --- Plasma, Solar --- Solar plasma --- Wind, Solar --- Solar activity --- Stellar winds --- Heliosphere (Astrophysics) --- Meteorology, Physical --- Atmospheric science --- Upper atmosphere. --- Solar wind --- Physique de l'atmosphère --- Environnement spatial --- Haute atmosphère --- Vents solaires --- Magnétosphère --- Magnetosphere --- Atmosphere, upper --- Atmospheric physics