Open AccessBook about Earth's magnetotail wins award
Author(s) -
White Catherine
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/99eo00072
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , publishing , universe , physics , astronomy , history , library science , astrophysics , computer science , literature , political science , art , law
A book published by AGU in 1998 has received the Association of American Publishers/Scholarly Publishing Division's award for best book in the physics and astronomy category. The book, New Perspectives on the Earth's Magnetotail, records the great achievements in magnetotail physics over the past decade.The book was judged on both its scientific merits and relevance to society. The award‐winning volume, which drew much from the new information obtained by the GEOTAIL mission, provides first‐hand information on the generation mechanisms for energetic particles. By revealing many of the basic properties of the plasma that fills the universe from the solar system to distant galaxies, it provides a basis for understanding cosmic processes.