PHYS.2800 Introduction to Space Weather

Id: 042045 Credits: 3-3

Description

"Space weather" is a multi-disciplinary field of science studying the conditions on the Sun and in the solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere, and thermosphere that can influence the performance and reliability of space-born and ground-based technological systems and can endanger human life or health. Space weather depends on the behavior of the Sun, the nature of Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere, and our location in the Solar system. In this course for science and engineering students, the phenomenology of the solar-terrestrial relationship is introduced and basic physics describing this interaction is explored.

Prerequisites

PHYS.1440 Physics II, or PHYS.1640 Honors Physics II.

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