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Space Sciences Issi: Magnetospheric Plasma Sources and Losses: Final Report of the Issi Study Project on Source and Loss Processes (Paperback)

The present sixth volume of ISSI Space Sciences Series is the outcome of the most ambitious study project of ISSI hitherto that on Source and Loss Processes of Magnetospheric Plasma . The goal has been to produce a fully integrated book on the subject... more

Space Sciences Issi: Primordial Nuclei and Their Galactic Evolution: Proceedings of an Issi Workshop 6-10 May 1997 Bern Switzerland (Paperback)

The present volume the fourth one in the Space Sciences Series of ISSI (Inter- national Space Science Institute) contains the proceedings of a workshop on Pri- mordial Nuclei and Their Galactic Evolution which was held at ISSI in Bern on 6-10 May 1997.... more

Space Sciences Issi: From Dust to Terrestrial Planets: Proceedings of an Issi Workshop 15-19 February 1999 Bern Switzerland (Hardcover)

The workshop From Dust to Terrestrial Planets was initiated by a working group of planetary scientists invited to ISSI by Johannes Geiss in November 1997. The group split to focus on three topics one of which was the history of the early solar system... more

Space Sciences Issi: Solar Composition and Its Evolution -- From Core to Corona: Proceedings of an Issi Workshop 26-30 January 1998 Bern Switzerland (Hardcover)

The discovery of chemical elements in celestial bodies and the first estimates of the chemical composition of the solar atmosphere were early results of Astrophysics - the subdiscipline of Astronomy that was originally concerned with the general laws... more

Space Sciences Issi: Solar Variability and Climate: Proceedings of an Issi Workshop 28 June-2 July 1999 Bern Switzerland (Paperback)

The variability of the Sun is well established as well as that of the Earth s climate. To what extent the two are connected in the sense that solar variability drives climate is the subject of considerable research and in some cases controversy. After... more

Space Sciences Issi: Earth Gravity Field from Space - From Sensors to Earth Sciences (Hardcover)

This volume in the Space Sciences Series of ISSI is dedicated to the detennination of the Earth s gravity field which was the topic of a workshop organized by ISSI from 11 to 15 March 2002 in Bern. The aim of the meeting was to gather active... more

Space Sciences Issi: From Dust to Terrestrial Planets: Proceedings of an Issi Workshop 15-19 February 1999 Bern Switzerland (Paperback)

The workshop From Dust to Terrestrial Planets was initiated by a working group of planetary scientists invited to ISSI by Johannes Geiss in November 1997. The group split to focus on three topics one of which was the history of the early solar system... more

Space Sciences Issi: Solar System History from Isotopic Signatures of Volatile Elements: Volume Resulting from an Issi Workshop 14-18 January 2002 Bern Switzerland (Paperback)

This volume number 16 in the Space Sciences Series of ISSI reviews the present knowledgeonmanyaspectsofthehistoryofthesolarsystem. Itfocuses onisotopic signatures ofvolatile elements as tracers for the evolutionary processes during the formation of the... more

Space Sciences Issi: Solar System History from Isotopic Signatures of Volatile Elements: Volume Resulting from an Issi Workshop 14-18 January 2002 Bern Switzerland (Hardcover)

This volume number 16 in the Space Sciences Series of ISSI reviews the present knowledgeonmanyaspectsofthehistoryofthesolarsystem. Itfocuses onisotopic signatures ofvolatile elements as tracers for the evolutionary processes during the formation of the... more

Space Sciences Issi: Transport Across the Boundaries of the Magnetosphere: Proceedings of an Issi Workshop October 1-5 1996 Bern Switzerland (Paperback)

The present volume is the second one in the Space Sciences Series of ISSI (Inter- national Space Science Institute) and the October 1997 issue of Space Science Reviews. It contains the proceedings of the first workshop in the ISSI study project on... more

Space Sciences Issi: Magnetospheric Plasma Sources and Losses: Final Report of the Issi Study Project on Source and Loss Processes (Hardcover)

The present sixth volume of ISSI Space Sciences Series is the outcome of the most ambitious study project of ISSI hitherto that on Source and Loss Processes of Magnetospheric Plasma . The goal has been to produce a fully integrated book on the subject... more

Space Sciences Issi: Probing the Nature of Gravity: Confronting Theory and Experiment in Space (Paperback)

Observing our Universe and its evolution with ever increasing sensitivity from ground-based or space-borne telescopes is posing great challenges to Fundamental Physics and Astronomy. The remnant cosmic microwave background as beautifully measured by... more

Space Sciences Issi: Multi-Scale Physics in Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration: From the Sun Into the Inner Heliosphere (Hardcover)

Previously published in Space Science Reviews volume 172 issues 1-4 2012. more

Space Sciences Issi: The Earth s Cryosphere and Sea Level Change (Paperback)

This book gives a comprehensive overview of our present understanding of the Earth s cryosphere its changes and their consequences for mean sea level changes. Since the middle of the 19th century there has been an increase of sea level height by 20-25... more

Space Sciences Issi: The Tidal Disruption of Stars by Massive Black Holes (Paperback)

This volume provides an overview of the fast-developing field of tidal disruption events. For several decades astronomers speculated that a hapless star could wander too close to a massive black hole and be torn apart by tidal forces. Yet it is only... more

Space Sciences Issi: Terrestrial Magnetism (Paperback)

Terrestrial Magnetism provides a detailed review of all aspects of the main magnetic field of the Earth produced within its core. Topics include the knowledge of geomagnetism coming from paleomagnetic and archeomagnetic data centuries of terrestrial... more

Space Sciences Issi: Outer Magnetospheric Boundaries: Cluster Results (Hardcover)

8. 8 Boundary Layer Structure and Detached Plasma 305 8. 8. 1 Background 305 8. 8. 2 Structure inside the boundary layer 306 8. 8. 3 Observation of detached plasma 308 8. 8. 4 Summary 309 8. 9 Summary and Conclusions 310 References 312 9. CLUSTER AT... more

Space Sciences Issi: Global Change in Africa (Hardcover)

The main objective of this book is to provide an overview of the benefit of using Earth Observation data to monitor global environmental changes due to natural phenomena and anthropogenic forcing factors over the African continent and highlight a... more

Space Sciences Issi: Multi-Scale Physics in Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration: From the Sun Into the Inner Heliosphere (Paperback)

Multi-Scale Physics in Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Acceleration: From the Sun Into the Inner Heliosphere more

Space Sciences Issi Coronal Mass Ejections Book 21 (Hardcover)

It is well known that the Sun as central star of our solar system gravitationally controls the orbits of planets and minor bodies. Much less known is the domain of plasma fields and charged particles however in which the Sun with a radius of less than... more

Space Sciences Issi: Quantifying the Martian Geochemical Reservoirs (Paperback)

Quantifying the Martian Geochemical Reservoirs more

Space Sciences Issi: Satellites of the Outer Solar System: Exchange Processes Involving the Interiors (Paperback)

Recent space missions to the outer solar system Galileo (1996-2003) and Cassini-Huygens (2004-today) together with ground observations have revealed that the moons of the outer solar system are enigmatic objects introducing extraordinary challenges for... more

Space Sciences Issi: Auroral Plasma Physics (Paperback)

The present 15th volume of the ISSI Space Science Series is devoted to Auroral Plasma Physics. The aurora is arguably the most intriguing phenomenon in space plasma physics. Not only is it the most spectacular manifestation of the Sun-Earth connection... more

Space Sciences Issi: Reading Terrestrial Planet Evolution in Isotopes and Element Measurements (Hardcover)

This volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to the evolution of terrestrial planets addressing the topic from the perspectives of planetary sciences geochemistry geophysics and biology and solar and astrophysics. The review papers analyze the... more

Space Sciences Series of Issi: Primordial Nuclei and Their Galactic Evolution (Hardcover)

I: Early Universe.- Big Bang Nucleosynthesis and the Density of Baryons in the Universe.- Observed Densities in the Universe.- Non-BBN Constraints on the Key Cosmological Parameters.- Stars and Stellar Systems at z > 5: Implications for Structure... more

Space Sciences Issi: Quantifying the Martian Geochemical Reservoirs (Hardcover)

Previously published in Space Science Reviews Volume 174 Issues 1-4 2013. more

Space Sciences Issi: Particle Acceleration in Cosmic Plasmas (Hardcover)

Previously published in Space Science Reviews Volume 173 issues 1-4 2012. more

Space Sciences Issi: Planetary Magnetism (Paperback)

The articles in this volume cover for the first time all aspects of planetary magnetism from the observations made by space missions to their interpretation in terms of the properties of all the planets in the solar system. Studies of dynamo-generated... more

Space Sciences Issi: Cosmic Rays in the Heliosphere: Temporal and Spatial Variations (Hardcover)

Presents a comprehensive synopsis of the current state of cosmic rays their modulation and their effects in the Earth s atmosphere. Leading scientists in the field assess the current state of our understanding of the spatial and temporal variations of... more

Space Sciences Issi The Composition of Matter Book 27 (Hardcover)

This volume consists of papers developed from a joint ACE/ISSI symposium at the occasion of the eightieth birthday of Johannes Geiss. The symposium explored insights into the composition of solar-system and galactic matter that have been brought about... more

Space Sciences Issi: Understanding the Diversity of Planetary Atmospheres (Hardcover)

Understanding the Diversity of Planetary Atmospheres more

Space Sciences Issi: Auroral Plasma Physics (Hardcover)

The present 15th volume of the ISSI Space Science Series is devoted to Auroral Plasma Physics. The aurora is arguably the most intriguing phenomenon in space plasma physics. Not only is it the most spectacular manifestation of the Sun-Earth connection... more

Space Sciences Issi: Dynamic Coupling Between Earth s Atmospheric and Plasma Environments (Hardcover)

Dynamic Coupling Between Earth s Atmospheric and Plasma Environments more

Space Sciences Issi: Oscillatory Processes in Solar and Stellar Coronae (Hardcover)

The book presents a broad and in-depth overview of recent achievements and the current state of research in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) oscillatory and wave phenomena in the coronae of the Sun and stars. Major progress in coronal wave studies has been... more

Space Sciences Issi: Observing and Modeling Earth s Energy Flows (Hardcover)

This book provides a comprehensive presentation of Earth s energy flows and their consequences for the climate. The Earth s climate as well as planetary climates in general are broadly controlled by three fundamental parameters: the solar irradiance... more

Space Sciences Issi: Large-Scale Magnetic Fields in the Universe (Hardcover)

Previously published in Space Science Reviews volume 166 issues 1-4 and volume 169 issues 1-4 2012. more

Space Sciences Issi: The Plasma Environment of Venus Mars and Titan (Paperback)

This volume summarizes the recent results of the exploration of Venus Mars and Titan in the field of space plasma physics. These are the only non-magnetic solar system bodies having dense atmospheres. A number of space missions investigated these... more

Astrophysics and Space Science Library: Origin and Evolution of Interplanetary Dust: Proceedings of the 126th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Kyoto Japan August 27-30 19

THE THE KYOTO KYOTO COLLOQUIUM COLLOQUIUM It It has has almost almost become become a a tradition tradition to to periodically periodically review review the the progress progress of of our our knowledge knowledge of of interplanetary interplanetary... more