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The Sun to the Earth -- and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics

By National Research Council , Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2003
ISBN
9780309085090, 0309085098
Open Library ID
OL10358584M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
42 MB (44024046 bytes)
Pages
197\197
Topic
Physics
Library
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Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

The sun is the source of energy for life on earth and is the strongest modulator of the human physical environment. In fact, the Sun's influence extends throughout the solar system, both through photons, which provide heat, light, and ionization, and through the continuous outflow of a magnetized, supersonic ionized gas known as the solar wind. While the accomplishments of the past decade have answered important questions about the physics of the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and the space environments of Earth and other solar system bodies, they have also highlighted other questions, some of which are long-standing and fundamental. ''The Sun to the Earth - and Beyond'' organizes these questions in terms of five challenges that are expected to be the focus of scientific investigations in solar and space physics during the coming decade and beyond.

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