Johnston's Archive Physics (including space physics)

Space physics

• Introduction and contents
  • What is space physics?
  • Some key principles
  • Space physics links--general
  • Space physics acronyms

• Regions of the atmosphere

• The neutral atmosphere
  • Global warming
  • Ozone depletion

• The role of the Sun
  • Sunspots of October-November 2003

• The ionosphere
  • High-altitude nuclear explosions

• The magnetosphere

• Methods for observing and measuring
  • List of space physics satellites
  • Space physics links--satellites and programs

• Space physics throughout the solar system
  • List of space physics probes beyond Earth orbit

Tutorials and other material on space physics

• The inner magnetosphere: a very brief introduction

• Introduction to the radiation belts

• The Earth's plasmasphere and related electrodynamics

Misc. instructional materials

• Teaching about the solar system and solar energy (background presentation for instruction on the solar system and the FOSS solar energy kit)
  • The planets and the Sun/The planet-sized moons (simplified table of information)
• Diagram of seasonal isolation variation

• Astronomy and space
• Relativistic physics
  • beginning of A brief discussion of general relativity
• Environmental topics
• Nuclear weapons
  • Database of radiological incidents and related events
• Terrorism, counterterrorism, and unconventional warfare

Misc. links

• Space Weather--information on solar activity and meteor showers.
• Encyclopedia Astronautica--Mark Wade's extensive web site on manned and unmanned space programs.
• Jonathan's Space Home Page--information on space exploration/activities.
• NASA History--space exploration resources.
• Spacecraft Encyclopaedia--database of satellite information.