The Science of Our Space Environment

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

(Same as Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences M170.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Physics 1A, 1B, 1C. Introduction to the science of the Sun, heliosphere, and near-Earth space environment. Electromagnetic and particle emissions from the Sun, sunspots and the solar cycle, solar wind, planetary magnetospheres, planetary ionospheres, and auroras. Applications to space weather prediction and impacts on satellite systems. P/NP or letter grading.