Magnetic Field Topology and Criticality in Geotail Dynamics: Relevance to Substorm Phenomena

Recent observations and analyses seem to suggest that certain dynamical features of the Earth's magnetosphere could resemble the evolution of a complex system near a forced and/or self-organized criticality (FSOC). Here, we review concepts dealing with the phenomenology of criticality and disorder systems in connection with magnetospheric processes. In more detail, we discuss the importance of intermittency, turbulence and local topological disorder in the geomagnetic tail regions, that form a new paradigm for the understanding of the magnetotail dynamics.     

Introduction to Solar Magnetism: The Early Years

The year 2008 marked the one hundredth anniversary of the observational discovery by George Ellery Hale of magnetic field in sunspots (Hale in Astrophys. J. 28:315–343, 1908). This observation, the first to suggest a direct link between the best-known variable features on the Sun and magnetism, started a line of research that has widened considerably over the last 100 years and is continuing today. Knowledge about all aspects of the Sun has increased in a remarkable way over the past few decades. Variations in the appearance of the Sun and its corona, as well as deeper sources of quasi-regular and chaotic changes that make up solar variability have been extensively documented by both ground-based and space-based solar observatories. It has been recognized that solar magnetism is the key phenomenon that drives solar variability. The workshop devoted to the origin and dynamics of solar magnetism held in the International Space Science Institute in Bern, Switzerland, from 21 to 25 January 2008 reviewed the status of the field and has led to this volume that brings together the best available knowledge and understanding of solar magnetism 100 years after Hale’s pioneering paper. This introductory paper gives an outline of the history of research into solar variability up to the work of Hale and his colleagues. The achievements of the past decades are discussed extensively in the other contributions to this volume.     

Correction to: Mission to Planet Earth: The First Two Billion Years

Space Science Reviews - The Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission makes measurements in near-Earth space that provide knowledge of the state of the ionosphere. From the vantage of...     

Injection and Acceleration Processes in Corotating Interaction Regions: Theoretical Concepts

A brief overview on particle injection and acceleration in corotating interaction regions is presented. After introducing the diffusion-convection transport equation for energetic particles we discuss diffusive acceleration at the corotating shocks, stochastic acceleration within the interaction region, and the injection and acceleration of pickup ions at the corotating shocks. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

内部审计理念及其营销

现代内部审计理念在丰富和完善过程中,形成了诸如独立、服务、增值、风险、审计技能多元化以及人际关系等诸多现代管理理念。长期以来,人们对内部审计工作在公司治理、控制和风险管理过程中的作用不能充分认识。因此,内部审计人员需要借助营销学的内容,针对不同群体(董事会和审计委员会、管理层、分(子)公司、被审计单位以及组织整体)采取不同的营销策略,使组织内部各级管理部门和相关人员接受现代内部审计理念,扩大内部审计的影响。     

灵活适应先进加工方案要求的模块化加工中心

随着航空航天制造业的快速发展,越来越多的崭新理念和方案被应用到产品的设计和制造过程中.瑞士斯达拉格海科特集团最新推出五轴加工中心STC 800,重新赢得了五轴切削技术领导者的声誉.     

空中交通网络管理的概念与策略研究

提出以空中交通网络为主要研究对象的解决空中交通管理的思路,定义了空中交通网络的概念,并对空中交通网络管理的策略和机制进行了探讨。