Advances in Space Environment Research

This work contains the proceedings of two international workshops, the World Space Environment Forum (WSEF2002) and the High Performance Computing in Space Environment Research (HPC2002), organized by the World Institute for Space Environment Research (WISER) from 22 July to 2 August 2002 in Adelaide, Australia. The articles in this volume review the state-of-the-art of the theoretical, computational and observational studies of the physical processes of Sun-Earth connections and Space Environment. They cover six topical areas: Sun/Heliosphere; Magnetosphere/Bow Shock; Ionosphere/Atmosphere; Space Weather/Space Climate; Space Plasma Physics/Astrophysics; and Complex/Intelligent Systems. The authors are leading space physicists from 20 countries/regions, representing the WISER international network of research and training centers of excellence dedicated to promote cooperation in cutting-edge space environment research and training of first-rate space scientists, and to link nations for the peaceful use of the space environment. This volume should be useful for space physicists, astrophysicists and plasma physicists and can be adopted as a reference book for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students.