Space Weather: A New Frontier
Overview
Space weather is one of the newest fields in geophysics. Our understanding of the underlying plasma physics of space has advanced in the past fifty years to the point where it is possible to predict space weather phenomena. This ability is particularly valuable because severe space weather can have far-reaching implications for the world's communications, navigation, and power systems, not to mention human habitation and space exploration.
To help you better understand this complex and critical field, Cornell University is offering a distance learning course with Dr. Michael Kelley, one of the world's leading authorities on space weather and the James A. Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering in Cornell University's top-ranked School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Dr. Kelley will introduce scientists, engineers, and policy makers to the basic atmospheric, ionospheric, and magnetospheric physics necessary to understand space weather.
Space Weather: A New Frontier will be offered beginning August 15, 2009, and is open through May 2010. The text for the course is the second edition of Dr. Kelley's The Earth's Ionosphere: Plasma Physics and Electrodynamics, which is available for purchase through Amazon.com.
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for scientists, engineers, policy makers, and students in all disciplines, in particular those interested in:
- space science and engineering,
- atmospheric science,
- power engineering,
- global positioning systems,
- space exploration, and
- military systems planning.