Overview
- Bridges the gap between standard textbook material and the forefront of research
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 599)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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A Guide to the Book
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The Figure of the Sun, Astrophysical Consequences. A Tutorial
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Variations in the Solar Irradiance
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About this book
Composed of a set of lectures and tutorial reviews, this book stems from a summer school devoted to the gravitational aspects of the sun and their geophysical consequences. Contribitions elaborate on the gravitational distortions of the sun which can be used to gain some knowledge of the sun's interior and surface phenomena but which also influences the sun's irradience and thus ultimately the earth's climate. Last but not least, it is shown that these small distortions constitute a formidable challenge to solar astrometry, and the final part of the book describes the observational difficulties in defining unequivocally the solar diameter.
Reviews
"This relatively compact book provides a comprehensive review of the basic principles, methodology, and tools for studying the solar variability. The main focus is on measurements and interpretation of the solar properties rather than on theory. It provides both an excellent introduction to the field and an exciting review of the recent advances in solar observations from the ground and space. [...] The Sun’s Surface and Subsurface is very well written and nicely illustrated. It should be of interest to a broad cross-section of scientists working in solar and solar-terrestrial physics, space weather, and Earth’s climate, and it should be particularly useful to advanced students and young researchers." (EOS 85/3, 2004)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Sun’s Surface and Subsurface
Book Subtitle: Investigating Shape and Irradiance
Editors: Jean Pierre Rozelot
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45755-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-44188-5Published: 09 April 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-14411-4Published: 03 October 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-45755-8Published: 11 January 2008
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 218
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations
Topics: Planetology, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Geophysics/Geodesy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques