Handbook of Cosmic Hazards and Planetary Defense (Hardcover)

Introduction.- Solar Flares .- Solar Coronal Mass Ejections .- Sun and Solar Wind Monitors .- Natural Protective Systems of the Earth.- Cosmic Radiation and Anti-Matter Collisions .- Geomagnetic Storm and Substorm Missions.- NOAA Space Weather Program .- Micrometeoroids, Asteroids and Comets.- Micrometeoroids, Asteroids and Comets .- Ground Based-Discovery Efforts.- Impact Risk Assessment and Estimation.- Impact Consequences.- Information Resources.- Defending Against Planetary Threats.- Mounting Hazards of Man-made Threats in the Space.- Future of Planetary Defense.