The International Heliospheric Study
Symposium Proceedings
Published in June 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-08-037389-8 (ISBN)
Description
The International Heliospheric Study is a program sponsored by COSPAR that exploits the unique scientific opportunities presented by the continuing operation of the four Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft which are all in or beyond the outer solar system. The heliosphere is the region of space surrounding the sun which is dominated by the solar wind and from which the local interstellar plasma and magnetic field are excluded. The multispacecraft studies which form the basis of the IHS encompass the structure and dynamics of the solar wind and its interaction with the interstellar medium including those components, neutral gas and galactic cosmic rays, which are able to penetrate into the heliosphere.
The International Heliospheric Study is a program sponsored by COSPAR that exploits the unique scientific opportunities presented by the continuing operation of the four Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft which are all in or beyond the outer solar system. The heliosphere is the region of space surrounding the sun which is dominated by the solar wind and from which the local interstellar plasma and magnetic field are excluded. The multispacecraft studies which form the basis of the IHS encompass the structure and dynamics of the solar wind and its interaction with the interstellar medium including those components, neutral gas and galactic cosmic rays, which are able to penetrate into the heliosphere.
The International Heliospheric Study is a program sponsored by COSPAR that exploits the unique scientific opportunities presented by the continuing operation of the four Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft which are all in or beyond the outer solar system. The heliosphere is the region of space surrounding the sun which is dominated by the solar wind and from which the local interstellar plasma and magnetic field are excluded. The multispacecraft studies which form the basis of the IHS encompass the structure and dynamics of the solar wind and its interaction with the interstellar medium including those components, neutral gas and galactic cosmic rays, which are able to penetrate into the heliosphere.
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Language
English
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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143ill.
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-08-037389-8 (9780080373898)
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Content
Section headings and selected papers: Overview and Future Programs. Evolution of our knowledge of the heliosphere, J A Simpson. A NASA heliospheric program, E J Smith. Solar Phenomena. Observation of the heliosheet at meter wavelengths, P Lantos et al . On the association between coronal MM-wave sources, LDE X-ray flares, and coronal mass ejections, A Kruger et al . Coronal Mass Ejections. IPS-imaging of heliospheric transients, A Hewish. Three-dimensional, time-dependent MHD simulations of interplanetary plasmoids, M Dryer et al . Solar Wind. Solar wind latitude/longitude variations from interplanetary scintillations, T Watanabe. Are structures in high-speed streams signatures of coronal fine structures?, K M Thieme et al . Heliospheric Magnetic Field. Extending the sun's magnetic field through the three-dimensional heliosphere, J T Hoeksema. Observations of large scale spatial gradients in the heliospheric magnetic field, D Winterhalter & E J Smith; Energetic Particles. Charged particle acceleration processes in the interplanetary medium, K-P Wenzel. Energetic particles, interplanetary shocks and solar activity, V Domingo et al . Cosmic Rays. Cosmic ray gradients in the heliosphere, W Fillius. Episodic cosmic-ray modulation in the heliosphere, J A Le Roux & M S Potgi;ter. Interaction with the Interstellar Medium. Remote sensing of the termination of the solar wind via in situ plasma measurements, R L McNutt Jr. Confinement of the heliosphere and relevant physical processes, S Grzedzielski & J Ziemkie;icz. Appendix. Author Index.