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Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth lays the foundation for an interdisciplinary study of the influence of interstellar material on the solar system and Earth as we travel through the Milky Way Galaxy. The solar wind bubble responds dynamically to interstellar material flowing past the Sun, regulating interstellar gas, dust, and cosmic particle fluxes in the interplanetary medium and the Earth. Cones of interstellar gas and dust focused by solar gravity, the magnetospheres of the outer planets, and cosmic rays at Earth all might yield the first hints of changes in our galactic environment. Twelve articles from leading experts in diverse fields discuss the physical changes expected as the heliosphere adjusts to its galactic environment. Topics include the interaction between the solar wind and interstellar dust and gas, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, temporal variations in the solar environment, and the cosmic ray isotope record preserved in paleoclimate data.

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Author:   P.C. Frisch
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2006 ed.
Volume:   338
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.008kg
ISBN:  

9781402043970

ISBN 10:   140204397
Pages:   413
Publication Date:   01 September 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Paleoheliosphere versus PaleoLISM.- Heliospheric Variation in Response to Changing Interstellar Environments.- The Influence of the Interstellar Magnetic Field on the Heliospheric Interface.- Interstellar Conditions and Planetary Magnetospheres.- Long-term Variations in the Galactic Environment of the Sun.- Short-term Variations in the Galactic Environment of the Sun.- Variations of the Interstellar Dust Distribution in the Heliosphere.- Effects in the Inner Heliosphere Caused by Changing Conditions in the Galactic Environment.- Variable Terrestrial Particle Environments During the Galactic Orbit of the Sun.- The Galactic Cosmic Ray Intensity in the Heliosphere in Response to Variable Interstellar Environments.- Accretion of Interstellar Material into the Heliosphere and onto Earth.- Variations of Galactic Cosmic Rays and the Earth's Climate.

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I admire the great care that Priscilla Frisch has taken in the editorial work, the balanced subjects, the attractive and clear figures. Also the general topic is well chosen and the various chapters are presented very clearly. - C. de Jager

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