Understanding Space Weather and the Physics Behind It.
Delores Knipp, 2011, ISBN#978-0073408903, McGraw-Hill

Table of Contents:
UNIT 1. SPACE WEATHER AND ITS PHYSICS
Chapter 1: Space Is a Place...with Weather
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Where and Why Does Space Weather Occur?
1.3 Tales of Two Storms 
1.4 The Lorentz Force

Chapter 2 Space Is a Place...with Energy 43
2.1 Introduction to Energy in Space
2.2 Energy Interaction within the Space Environment
2.2 Characterizing Electromagnetic (EM) Radiation

Chapter 3 The Quiescent Sun and Its Interaction with Earth’s Atmosphere 93
3.1 Introduction to the Quiescent Sun and its Interior
3.2 Regions of the Solar Atmosphere
3.3 Characteristics of the Quiescent Solar Magnetic Field
3.4 Basic Physics of Atmospheres

Chapter 4 Space Is a Place...with Fields and Currents 149
4.1 Introduction to Fields
4.2 Electric Currents and Conductivity
4.3 Magnetic Behavior in the Space Environment
4.4 Currents and Electric Fields in Near-space

Chapter 5 The Quiescent Solar Wind: Conduit for Space Weather 199
5.1 The Quiescent Solar Wind
5.2 Solar Wind Interactions in the Heliosphere

Chapter 6 Space is a Place...with Plasma
6.1 Plasma Characteristics and Behaviors
6.2 Single-particle Dynamics—I
6.3 Thermal Plasma Fluid Dynamics
6.4 Magnetized Plasma Fluid Dynamics
6.5 Elementary Plasma Waves

Chapter 7 Earth’s Quiescent Magnetosphere: Its Role in the Space Environment and Weather 293
7.1 Earth’s Geomagnetic Field 294
7.2 Geomagnetic Structures and Charged Particle Populations 305
7.3 Single Particle Dynamics—II 316
7.4 Quiescent Magnetospheric Processes 324

Chapter 8 Earth’s Quiescent Atmosphere and Its Role in the Space Environment and Weather 347
8.1 Earth’s Neutral Atmosphere 348
8.2 Earth’s Ionized Atmosphere 358
8.3 Radio Wave Propagation in the Ionosphere 375
8.4 Ionospheric Interactions with Other Regimes 386

UNIT 2. ACTIVE SPACE WEATHER AND ITS PHYSICS
Chapter 9 The Active Sun and Other Stars: Sources of Space Weather 399
9.1 The Solar Cycle and Its Roots 400
9.2 Active Sun Emissions 414
9.3 Space Weather Effects from Other Stars 436

Chapter 10 The Active Interplanetary Medium: Conduit for Space Weather 445
10.1 Disturbances in the Quasi-stationary Solar Wind 446
10.2 Transient Disturbances in the Solar Wind 457
10.3 Solar Energetic Particles from Interplanetary Shocks 473

Chapter 11 The Disturbed Magnetosphere and Linkages Above and Below 491
11.1 Describing Geomagnetic Storms 492
11.2 Large-scale Magnetic Disturbances 499
11.3 Field and Current Coupling during Magnetic Storms 522

Chapter 12 Space Weather Disturbances in Earth’s Atmosphere 535
12.1 Upper-atmosphere Disturbance Drivers 536
12.2 Thermospheric Disturbance Effects 558
12.3 Ionospheric Storm Effects 569

UNIT 3. IMPACTS AND EFFECTS OF SPACE WEATHER AND SPACE ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 13 Near-Earth Is a Place...with Susceptible Hardware and Humans 589
13.1 Damage and Impacts from Particles and Photons 590
13.2 Damage and Impacts Associated with the Meteor and Artificial Debris Environment 625
13.3 Hardware Damage and Impacts Associated with Field Variations 633
13.4 Surveying the Impact of Space Weather on Systems—I 644

Chapter 14 Effects of Space Weather and Space Environment on Signals and Systems 653
14.1 Background and Solar-driven Effects 654
14.2 Non-solar Effects on Signal Propagation 677
14.3 Surveying the Impact of Space Weather on Systems—II 684
Appendix A NOAA Space Weather Scales 689
Appendix B Electromagnetic Waves and the Speed of Light 693
Appendix C Vector Identities 695
Appendix D Physical Constants and Heliophysical and Geophysical Values 697
Index 699