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Storms from the sun [electronic resource] : the emerging science of space weather / Michael J. Carlowicz and Ramon E. Lopez.

By: Carlowicz, Michael J.
Contributor(s): Lopez, Ramon E | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press, c2002Description: xi, 234 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Space environment | Sun -- Environmental aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 629.4/16 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.