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Cover image for book Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth

Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth

By:Priscilla Frisch
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781402043970
eText ISBN:9781402045578
Edition:1
Copyright:2006
Format:Page Fidelity

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Written by experts who created the field, this volume explores uncharted scientific territory, with articles discussing the effect of our galactic environment on the heliosphere, planetary system and Earth. Leading experts in diverse fields discuss the physical changes expected as the heliosphere adjusts to its galactic environment. Topics include the interaction between solar wind and interstellar dust and gas, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, variations in the solar environment, and the cosmic ray isotope record preserved in paleoclimate data.