Books on Physics and Astronomy - Astronomy Astrophysics and Space Science Books

The Contribution of Space Observations to Global Food Information Systems - book by Godby, E.A.;Otterman, J.

DESCRIPTION: This volume discusses the present status and shortcomings of existing world food production and distribution systems. Technical papers have been specially selected to show how space technology can help overcome these shortcomings by providing better or additional information on which to... view more info and the price of this book.

Proceedings of the Twenty-First Plenary Meeting of COSPAR, Innsbruck, Austria, May-June 1978 - book by Rycroft, M.J.

DESCRIPTION: The latest discoveries in the physical aspects of space science are discussed, with special emphasis on materials science in space and research on the middle atmosphere

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Over 100 research papers and invited reviews on the following subjects: Remote sensing: The earth... view more info and the price of this book.

The Physics of Compact Objects - book by White, N.E.;Filipov, L.G.

DESCRIPTION: Scientific research is a constant confrontation between observational results and theoretical models. Inevitably, the observations and the theory tend to get out of step. A new observatory, improved instrumentation, or the opening up of a new waveband often results in the discovery of... view more info and the price of this book.

Ionospheric Informatics and Empirical Modelling - book by Rawer, K.;Bradley, P.A.

DESCRIPTION: The 23 papers published in this volume represent the majority of those presented at the above workshop. Apart from describing the profiles by analytic functions, a few more experimental techniques were also presented. There were several contributions regarding the world-wide mapping of ... view more info and the price of this book.

Comets Halley and Giacobini-Zinner - book by Grun, E.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1 - Ice Encounter With P/Giacobini-Zinner. Comet Giacobini-Zner Diagnosis from Radio Measurements. N. Meyer-Vernet. Chapter 2 - Suisei And Sakigake. Solar Wind Plasma Flow and Motion of the Comet Tail. K. I. Oyamd K. Hirao. Chapter 3 - Vega 1 and 2. ... view more info and the price of this book.

Solar and Stellar Activity - book by Praderie, F.;Hudson, H.S.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1 - Stellar and Solar Activity. Section 1. Generation of Magnetic Flux and Energetics. Section 2. The Sun as a Star. Section 3. Coronal Activity along the HR Diagram. Section 4. Activity and Stellar Evolution. Section 5. Cycles of Activity in Solar-Typ... view more info and the price of this book.

COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere: 1986. Part I: Thermosphere Models - book by Rees, D.

DESCRIPTION: The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) International Reference Atmosphere (CIRA) first appeared in 1961 and has been subsequently supplemented by work published in 1965 and 1972. CIRA 1986, the fourth in the series, is published in two parts, Part I: Thermosphere Models and Part II: M... view more info and the price of this book.

Solar Physics in the 1990s - book by Neidig, D.F.;Hudson, H.S.

DESCRIPTION: Solar Physics in the 1990s is a collection of papers which reviews the results of recent solar activity research, including observations, theory and modelling, and presents formally plans for new programs of research during the next solar maximum and beyond. Topics covered include manif... view more info and the price of this book.

Cometary Environments - book by Gombosi, T.I.;Atreya, S.K.;Grun, E.;Hanner, M.S.

DESCRIPTION: Two years after comet Halley was intensely studied during its passage through the inner solar system a new, more detailed picture of comets is emerging through the wealth of data. This volume records the continuing process of scientific discussion regarding the mystery of comets. Approx... view more info and the price of this book.

X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Astronomy - book by Bleeker, J.A.M.;Hermsen, W.

DESCRIPTION: The 45 papers presented at Symposium 14 highlight the current state of the art in observational X-ray and Gamma-ray astronomy and its impact on our understanding of high-energy astrophysical phenomena. Three main themes were covered during the Symposium. Firstly, a mission oriented over... view more info and the price of this book.

Upper Atmosphere Models and Research - book by Rycroft, M.J.;Keating, G.M.;Rees, D.

DESCRIPTION: The 33 papers published were selected from those given at the above Proceedings, and are divided into three chapters. Chapter 1 provides four papers under the heading Up-dating of CIRA 1986. In Chapter 2, entitled Trace Constituents of the Middle and Upper Atmosphere, the papers publish... view more info and the price of this book.

Physics of the Outer Heliosphere - book by Grzedzielski, S.;Page, D.E.

DESCRIPTION: This is the first volume in the new COSPAR Colloquia series which will provide a forum for an in-depth discussion on selective topics of importance to the international community. The International Heliospheric Study (IHS) was initially approved by COSPAR in 1982 when it was anticipated... view more info and the price of this book.

Plasma Environments of Non-Magnetic Planets - book by Gombosi, T.I.

DESCRIPTION: The symposium consisted of 75 invited and contributed presentations about controversial and poorly understood phenomena related to the plasma environments of comets, weakly magnetized and non-magnetized solar system bodies with significant atmospheres. Understanding of the major physica... view more info and the price of this book.

Reconnection in the Solar Corona and Magnetospheric Substorms - book by Priest, E.R.;Baker, D.N.

DESCRIPTION: Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process in a space, solar or astrophysical plasma. It changes the connectivity of plasma elements and has wide-ranging consequences, including the conversion of magnetic energy into other forms and the acceleration of particles by a variety of mech... view more info and the price of this book.

Atmospheric Tidal Dynamics and E- and D-Region Physics - book by Shepherd, G.G.;Singer, W.

DESCRIPTION: Our knowledge of the dynamics of the upper atmosphere has increased substantially with the launch of NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). The winds associated with tides and planetary scale disturbances have been found to be significantly larger than expected. What has bee... view more info and the price of this book.

Multi-Wavelength Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics - book by Martens, P.;Cauffman, D.

DESCRIPTION: These are the Proceedings of the Yohkoh 10th Anniversary Meeting, a COSPAR Colloquium held in Kona, Hawaii, USA, on January 20-24, 2002. The title of the meeting was Multi-Wavelength Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics. In these proceedings the many and varied advances of the... view more info and the price of this book.

The Sun and its Role in the Heliosphere - book by Antonucci, E.;Page, D.E.

DESCRIPTION: The Heliosphere is a large volume of space dominated by the expanding solar atmosphere. Spacecraft at 60 Astronomical Units from the Sun (1 Astronomical Unit = 150 Million Kilometers) have not yet encountered the boundary where the Heliosphere ends and interstellar space begins. This pu... view more info and the price of this book.

The Sun and its Atmosphere - book by Antonucci, E.;Shea, M.A.

DESCRIPTION: This publication contains 29 papers on topics concerning the physics of the solar atmosphere. Papers were presented at a symposium on this subject at the thirty-first COSPAR Scientific Assembly, held in Birmingham, UK 1996. Most of the observations reported in this volume are from the r... view more info and the price of this book.

Hypervelocity Impacts in Space and Planetology - book by McDonnell, J.A.M.;Spohn, T.;Mohlmann, D.;Klinger, J.

DESCRIPTION: This publication contains 36 papers taken from three symposia of COSPAR Scientific Commission B, which took place during the Thirty-first COSPAR Scientific Assembly, held in Birmingham, UK, during July 1996. The major areas covered by the symposia and which form this volume are as follo... view more info and the price of this book.

Space Based Astronomy: ISO, AGN, Radiopulsars and the Sun - book by Walker, H.J.;Welsh, W.F.;Caraveo, P.A.;Gabriel, A.H.

DESCRIPTION: This publication contains 46 papers presented at four symposia during the Thirty-first COSPAR Scientific Assembly, held in Birmingham, UK, in July 1996. The symposia themes reflected in the papers included: calibration and performance of the Long Wavelength Spectrometer (LWS) and Short ... view more info and the price of this book.

Magnetospheric Research with Advanced Techniques - book by Xu, R.L.;Lui, A.T.Y.

DESCRIPTION: 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 P... view more info and the price of this book.

Remote Sensing: Inversion Problems and Natural Hazards - book by Susskind, J.;Singhroy, V.;Tanaka, S.

DESCRIPTION: This publication contains 28 papers presented at two symposia during the Thirty-first COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Birmingham, UK, during July 1996.Joel Susskind and others presented new methodology to infer the Earth's surface and atmospheric characteristics from simulated high spectral... view more info and the price of this book.

Particle Acceleration in Space Plasmas - book by Blake, J.B.;Slavin, J.A.

DESCRIPTION: The Symposium DO.3, Particle Acceleration in Space Plasmas, was held from 18-20 July, 1996 at the 31st Scientific Assembly of COSPAR that was held at the University of Birmingham, England. Forty-five papers were presented, including seven solicited, twenty-eight oral, and ten poster pap... view more info and the price of this book.

Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics - book by Suzuki, Y.;Totsuka, Y.

DESCRIPTION: The scientific program of these important proceedings was arranged to cover most of the field of neutrino physics. In light of the rapid growth of interest stimulated by new interesting results from the field, more than half of the papers presented here are related to the neutrino mass ... view more info and the price of this book.

Dust in the Solar System and Other Planetary Systems - book by Green, S.F.;Williams, I.;McDonnell, T.;McBride, N.

DESCRIPTION: Since the last joint IAU and COSPAR Colloquium in Gainesville in 1995, there have been dramatic changes in the field resulting from in-situ space experiments, Earth orbiting satellites and ground based observations. The brightest comet since the early years of the twentieth century, com... view more info and the price of this book.

Solar-Terrestrial Magnetic Activity and Space Environment - book by Wang, H.;Xu, R.

DESCRIPTION: The COSPAR Colloquium on Solar-Terrestrial Magnetic Activity and Space Environment (STMASE) was held in the National Astronomy Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) in Beijing, China in September 10-12, 2001. The meeting was focused on five areas of the solar-terrestrial m... view more info and the price of this book.

Frontiers in Magnetospheric Plasma Physics, 16 - book by Hoshino, Masahiro;Omura, Yoshiharu ;Lanzerotti, Louis

DESCRIPTION: This COSPAR Colloquium Series deals with the main achievements that were accomplished through the collaborative efforts among ISTP participants; the plasma dynamics of magnetic reconnection in a thin plasma sheet, the action of the solar wind on the plasma population in the plasma sheet... view more info and the price of this book.

The Outer Heliosphere: The Next Frontiers - book by Scherer, K.;Fichtner, H.;Fahr, H.-J.;Marsch, E.

DESCRIPTION: The eleventh COSPAR colloquium The Outer Heliosphere: The Next Frontiers was held in Potsdam, Germany, from 24-28 July, 2000, and is the second dedicated to this subject after the first one held in Warsaw, Poland in 1989. Roughly a century has passed after the first ideas by Oliver Lodg... view more info and the price of this book.