Solar-Terrestrial Relations

Prof. Leonty Miroshnichenko obtained his scientific grade of Full Doctor in Physics and Mathematics in 1991 and is currently a professor at IZMIRAN and Chief Researcher in the Department of Solar Physics and Solar-Terrestrial Relations of IZMIRAN. His scientific interests are the Sun, solar flares, acceleration of solar cosmic rays; interplanetary space, heliosphere; solar-terrestrial relations, space weather, heliobiology. He has written approximately 250 publications, including 11 books on solar cosmic rays and solar-terrestrial relations. His previous Springer books are on Solar Cosmic Rays (2014) and Radiation Hazards in Space (2003).

• Introduction: The Problem of Solar-Terrestrial Relations.- Main Characteristics of the Sun.- Solar Activity.- Structure and Dynamics of the Interplanetary Environment.- Anomalous Component of Cosmic Rays.- Transport of Particles in the Heliosphere.- Acceleration of Particles on the Sun.- Accelerated Particles in the Solar Atmosphere.- Occurrence Rate of Extreme Solar Events.- Energetic Particles in the Geosphere.- Hierarchy of Solar-Earth Relations.- Influence of the Sun on the Biosphere.- Future of Solar-Terrestrial Physics.