Where to learn more about Space Weather?
Children
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Resources for children
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Educational resources
- EST Solarpedia
- SCOSTEP: Space Science Comic Books
General Public
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Relevant books
- Space Weather and Space Climate: A timeline, E-SWAN– (2024) Tells the long story of humanity's effort to understand the world and explains the impact that solar activity has on our technological societies. FREE ACCESS ebook, https://www.edp-open.org/books/edp-open-books/453-space-weather-and-space-climate-a-timeline
- Space Weather M. Hapgood, (2017) IOP Publishing, An introduction to space weather and associated critical research topics, ISBN 978-0-7503-1372-8 (ebook), FREE ACCESS DOI 10.1088/978-0-7503-1372-8, https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-1372-8
- Aurora Observing and Recording Nature's Spectacular Light Show, N. Bone, Springer, ISBN 978-0-387-68469-7,https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9780387360522
- Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights, M. Windridge (2016). Harper Collins; ISBN-13: 978-0008156091
- 50 Years of Research at the Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Edited by Belgisch instituut voor ruimte-aeronomie -institut d’aéronomie spatiale de Belgique, (2014), ISBN: 9789090289311, FREE ACCESS, http://50.aeronomie.be/index.php/2-uncategorised/140-50-years-book
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Educational resources
- EST Solarpedia
- SCOSTEP: Space Science Comic Books
Advanced training and education activities
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Relevant books
- Space Weather and Space Climate: A timeline, E-SWAN– (2024) Tells the long story of humanity's effort to understand the world and explains the impact that solar activity has on our technological societies. FREE ACCESS ebook, https://www.edp-open.org/books/edp-open-books/453-space-weather-and-space-climate-a-timeline
Books related to Space Weather and Space Environment of the Heliosphere
- Introduction to the Space Environment , Intermediate T. Tascione (2010) 2nd Ed Textbook on most facets of space weather and its impacts Krieger Publishing, Malabar, FL, USA ISBN 9780894640711
- Understanding Space Weather and the Physics Behind It, Intermediate D. J. Knipp (2011) Textbook on most facets of space weather and its impacts. McGraw Hill, New York ISBN 9780073408903 https://spacetechnologyseries.com/~spacet9/books/Space-Weather.html
- Space Physics: An Introduction, Intermediate C. T. Russell, J. G.Luhmann, R. J. Strangeway (2016) 2nd Ed A textbook describing the physical basis of space weather Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781107098823 TOC available on publisher webpage https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/earth-and-environmental-science/atmospheric-science-andmeteorology/space-physics-introduction?format=HB
- Basic Space Plasma Physics, Intermediate W. Baumjohann and R.Treumann (2012) 2nd Ed Textbook-like exposition on space plasma physics Imperial College Press ISBN 978-1-84816-895-4
- Physics of Space Storms: From the Solar Surface to the Earth, Intermediate to Advanced H. E. J. Koskinen (2011) A textbook about the physical basis of space weather disturbances Springer, Heidelberg ISBN 978-3-642-00319-6 TOC at URL below https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783642003103
- Heliophysics Series Advanced Textbook series Edited by K. Schrijver, G. Sisco, F. Bagenal, and J. Sojka 2012-2017 A textbook series about the physical basis of space weather in the heliosphere Cambridge University Press See ISBNs below TOC by searching on title and ISBN at publisher website
- a. Heliophysics I: plasma physics of the local cosmos, ISBN 9780521110617
- b. Heliophysics II: space storms and radiation: causes and effects ISBN 9780521760515
- c. Heliophysics III: evolving solar activity and the climates of space and earth ISBN 9780521130202
- d. Heliophysics IV: active stars, their astrospheres, and impacts on planetary environments ISBN 9781107090477
- e. Heliophysics V: space weather and society (online only, currently FREE ACCESS)
Space Weather Explanation, Exposition and History
- Principles of Heliophysics: a description of the universal processes behind planetary habitability Advanced K. Schrijver et al (2018) arXiv:1910.14022 Pre-print Free Access
- Magnetohydrodynamics of the SunAdvanced E. Priest (2014) Cambridge University Press eBook ISBN: 9781107776760, HB ISBN: 978-0521854719 TOC at URL below https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139020732
- Ionospheres: physics, plasma physics, and chemistryAdvanced R. Schunk and A. Nagy 2nd Ed (2018). Describes the physical basis of space weather in Earth’s ionosphere. Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 1108462105 TOC at URL below https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/earth-and-environmental-science/planetary-science-andastrobiology/ionospheres-physics-plasma-physics-and-chemistry-2nd-edition?format=PB&isbn=9781108462105
- Physics of the Upper Polar AtmosphereIntermediate -Advanced A. Brekke (2013). Describes the physical basis of space weather in Earth’s upper atmosphere Springer ISBN 978-3-642-27401-5 TOC at URL below https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783642274008
- An Introduction to Atmospheric Gravity WavesAdvanced C. Nappo (2012)2nd Ed Elsevier ISBN: 9780123852243 TOC at URL below https://www.elsevier.com/books/an-introduction-to-atmospheric-gravity-waves/nappo/978-0-12-385223-6
- Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere, Simnett, George M., Springer, (2017), ISBN 978-3-319-43495-7https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319434933
- The Sun, the Solar Wind, and the Heliosphere, Edited by M P Miralles, and J. Sánchez Almeida (2011), Springer, ISBN 978-90- 481-9786-6, TOC https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789048197866#
- The Dynamic Magnetosphere, Edited by W. Liu, and M. Fujimoto, (2011), Springer, ISBN 978-94-007-0500-5 TOC https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789400705005
- The Dynamic Loss of Earth's Radiation Belts, Edited by A. Jaynes and M Usanova (2019), Elsesvier, ISBN: 9780128133996 TOC: https://www.elsevier.com/books/the-dynamic-loss-of-earths-radiation-belts/jaynes/978-0-12-813371-2
- he Dynamical Ionosphere T, M. Materassi, B. Forte, A. Coster, S. Skone, (2019) Elsesvier, ISBN: 9780128147825 https://www.elsevier.com/books/the-dynamical-ionosphere/materassi/978-0-12-814782-5
- Ionospheric Prediction and Forecasting B. Zolesi and L. R. Cander, (2014), Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38430-1_3https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-38430-1
- Ionospheric Space Weather L. R. Cander, (2019) Springer Nature Switzerland AG, ebook ISBN 978-3-319-99331-7, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-99331-7
- Atmospheric and Space Sciences: Ionospheres and Plasma Environments, Volume 2, E. Yiğit (2018), Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-62005-3
- Radio Wave Propagation in the Ionosphere , K. Merriman, (2016) Willford Press, ISBN 9781682850572
- Spacecraft-Environment Interactions , D. Hastings and H. Garrett, (1996), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, doi:10.1017/CBO9780511525032
- Principles of Radiation Interaction In Matter And Detection (2016) C. Leroy and P.-G. Rancoita (4th Ed), World Scientific, ISBN: 978-981-4603-18-8, ebook ISBN: 978-981-4603-20-1, https://doi.org/10.1142/9167
- Space Weather Monitoring by Ground-Based Means : PC Index, O. Troshichev, and A. Janzhura, (2012), Springer, ISBN 978-3-642-16802-4, https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783642168024
- The Earth’s Electric Field M. Kelley (2013), Elsevier Science, ISBN: 9780123978837 https://www.elsevier.com/books/the-earths-electric-field/kelley/978-0-12-397886-8
- Atmospheric Effects in Space Geodesy Edited by J. Böhm, and H. Schuh, (2013), Springer ISBN 978-3-642-36931-5, TOC: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-642-36932-2#toc
- GNSS Remote Sensing: Theory, Methods and Applications S. Jin, E. Cardellach and F. Xie (2014), ISBN 978-94-007-7482-7, TOC: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-007-7482-7#toc
Books Related to Plasma Physics & Magnetohydrodynamics
- Introduction to Modern Magnetohydrodynamics Advanced S. Galtier (2016) Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781316665961 TOC at URL below https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316665961
Monographs, Edited Volumes and Meeting/Conference Proceedings
- Auroral Physics, , Ed. C. I. Meng, M. J. Rycroft, L. A. Frank, (2012), Cambridge University Press, (1991), ISBN: 9780521157414, reissue softcover (2012)
- Aeronomy of the Earth's Atmosphere and Ionosphere, , Edited by M. A. Abdu, D. Pancheva, and A. Bhattacharyya (2011) Springer, ISBN 978-94-007-0325-4
- Solar Origins of Space Weather and Space Climate, Edited by I. González Hernández, R. Komm, A. Pevtsov, and J. Leibacher, (2014), Based on the presentations given at the 26th National Solar Observatory (NSO) Summer Workshop 2012, Springer, ISBN 978-1-4939-1182-0
- Space Weather Fundamentals, Edited by George V. Khazanov, (2016), A monograph about the physical basis of space weather, CRC Press, ISBN 9780367875558, https://www.routledge.com/Space-WeatherFundamentals/Khazanov/p/book/9780367875558
- Space Weather of the Heliosphere: Processes and Forecasts, Edited by C. Foullon and O. E. Malandraki, (2018), International Astronomical Union Symposium 335, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781107192409
- Ring Current Investigations: The Quest for Space Weather Prediction, Edited by V. Jordanova, R. Ilie, and M. Chen (2020), Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128155714, eBook ISBN: 9780128155721, https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128155714/ring-current-investigations?via=ihub=
- Geomagnetism, Aeronomy and Space Weather, Edited by M. Mandea, M. Korte, A. Yau and E. Petrovsky, (2020) A monograph about the interacting systems of space weather and special publication to mark the centenary of IUGG, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-108-41848-5 and DOI: 10.1017/978110829013
- Machine Learning Techniques for Space Weather, Edited by E. Camporeale, S. Wing and J. Johnson (2018), Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128117880, eBook ISBN: 9780128117897, https://www.elsevier.com/books/machine-learning-techniques-for-spaceweather/camporeale/978-0-12-811788-0
- The Human Factor in a Mission to Mars: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Edited by Konrad Szocik (2019), Individual chapters devoted to space weather/environment, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-02058-3, eBook: ISBN 978-3-030-02059-0
- Ionospheric Multi-Spacecraft Analysis Tools Approaches for Deriving Ionospheric ParametersEdited by M. W. Dunlop, and H. Lühr, (2020) Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-26731-5
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Initiatives towards advanced training and education
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Working groups with similar engagement
End Users
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Relevant books
- Space Weather and Space Climate: A timeline, E-SWAN– (2024) Tells the long story of humanity's effort to understand the world and explains the impact that solar activity has on our technological societies. FREE ACCESS ebook, https://www.edp-open.org/books/edp-open-books/453-space-weather-and-space-climate-a-timeline
- The Space Environment and Its Effects on Space Systems Intermediate to Advanced V. L. Pisacane (2018) 2nd Ed A textbook about the physical basis of space weather and space environment effects on systems AIAA Education Series ISBN-10: 1624103537 TOC at URL below https://doi.org/10.2514/4.103537
- Extreme Events in Geospace, Origins, Predictability, and Consequences, Edited by N. Buzulukova, (2018), Elsevier eBook ISBN: 9780128127018 , https://www.elsevier.com/books/extreme-events-in-geospace/buzulukova/978-0-12-812700-1
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Relevant documents
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Royal Academy of Engeneering - 2013 - Extreme space weather: impacts on engineered systems and infrastructure
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Initiatives towards advanced training and education
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Working groups with similar engagement
Policy Makers
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Relevant books
- Space Weather and Space Climate: A timeline, E-SWAN– (2024) Tells the long story of humanity's effort to understand the world and explains the impact that solar activity has on our technological societies. FREE ACCESS ebook at https://www.edp-open.org/books/edp-open-books/453-space-weather-and-space-climate-a-timeline
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Relevant documents
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Royal Academy of Engeneering - 2013 - Extreme space weather: impacts on engineered systems and infrastructure
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Initiatives towards advanced training and education
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Working groups with similar engagement
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