Advances in Space Environment Research

List of Contributors. Foreword: advances in space environment research; A.C.L. Chian and the WISER Team. 1. Sun/Heliosphere: Modelling of the electromagnetic field in the interplanetary space and in the Earth's magnetosphere; I.I. Alexeev, et al. Type II solar radio bursts: theory and space weather implications; I.H. Cairns. Probing solar subsurface magnetic fields; D.-Y. Chou, et al. A class of TVD type combined numerical scheme for MHD equations with a survey about numerical methods in solar wind simulations; X. Feng, et al. Solar energetic particle events: phenomenology and prediction; S.B. Gabriel, G.J. Patrick. Computer simulations of solar plasmas; J.P. Goedbloed, et al. High-frequency radio signatures of solar eruptive flares; M. Karlicky. Solar MHD waves and solar neutrinos; N. Reggiani, et al. Variations of the magnetic fields in large solar flares; H. Schunker, A.-C. Donea. The progress of the Taiwan Oscillation Network project; M.-T. Sun, et al. Magnetic reconnection phenomena in interplanetary space; F. Wei, et al. Reconstructed 3-D magnetic field structure and hard X-ray ribbons for the 2000 Bastille-day event; Y. Yan, G. Huang. On the application of the boundary element method in coronal magnetic field reconstruction; Y. Yan. 2. Magnetosphere/Bow Shock: Energy flux in the Earth's magnetosphere: storm-substorm relationship; I.I. Alexeev. Recent developments in magnetospheric diagnostics using ULF waves; B.J. Fraser. New insights on geomagnetic storms from model simulations using multi-spacecrafts data; V.K. Jordanova. A new paradigm for 3D collisionless magnetic reconnection; G. Lapenta. Inner magnetospheric modeling with the Rice Convection Model; F. Toffoletto, et al. Some observational evidence of Alfven surface waves induced magnetic reconnection; C. Uberoi. Some aspect of the low latitude geomagnetic response under different solar wind conditions; U. Villante, et al. Shock wave interaction with the magnetopause; C.-C. Wu. 3. Ionosphere/Atmosphere: Optimal assimilation for ionospheric weather: theoretical aspect; J.-S. Guo, et al. Plasma instabilities and their simulations in the equatorial F-region: recent results; R. Sekar. Space weather in the equatorial ionosphere; R.J. Stening. Lightening induced optical emissions in the ionosphere; J.A. Valdivia. 4. Space Weather/Space Climate: Space weather: its effects and predictability; D.G. Cole. The FedSat microsatellite mission; B.J. Fraser. Real-time specifications of the geospace environment; Y. Kamide, et al. Solar influence on Earth's climate; N. Marsh, H. Svensmark. Space weather research in China; F. Wei, et al. 5. Space Plasma Physics/Astrophysics: MHD numerical simulations of proto-stellar jets ; A.H. Cerqueira, E.M.de Gouveia Dal Pino. In search of the origin of the highest energy cosmic rays; R.W. Clay, B.R. Dawson. Wave-particle-electric field synergetic auroral electron acceleration; A.S.de Assis. Spectrum of global ideal-magnetohydrodynamic three-dimensional ballooning modes; R.L. Dewar. Stability and waves of a transonic laboratory and space plasmas; J.P. Goedbloed. Wave-induced energetic particle generation and space plasma modeling; M.P. Leubner. Small-angle scattering and diffusion: application to relativistic shock acceleration; R.J. Protheroe, et al. On the stabilizing role of parallel inhomogeneous flow on low-frequency space fluctuations; S. Sen. Alfven waves in the