INTRO: PLASMA
 MAGNETISM
 SOLAR WIND
 CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS (CMEs)
 SOLAR FLARES
 DYSTOPIA
 MAGNETOSPHERE
 INTERACTION
 ATMOSPHERE
 COLORS
 DETECTION
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

For basic introduction to the physics of the aurora, I began with reading Neil Davis’ 1992 The Aurora Watcher’s Handbook years ago.  For the most thorough online lessons for the terrestrial part of the aurora, it’s hard to beat Comet/MetEd's "Physics of the Aurora - Earth Systems" at http://www.meted.ucar.edu/hao/aurora/aurora.1.htm (free membership to explore).  For the solar part of the aurora, NASA Heliophysics has great videos and articles online that are embedded throughout my website and other references below.
 
[1] "How does the Sun's Magnetic Field Work?"  IBEX:  Interstellar Boundary Explorer.  N.p., n.d.  Web 26 Nov. 2014 <http://ibex.swri.edu/students/How_does_the_Sun.shtml>.

[2] "The Sunspot Cycle." NASA/Marshall Solar Physics. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/SunspotCycle.shtml>.

[3]  Knight, Randall Dewey. "Chapter 32: Magnetism." Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach. 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2013. N. pag. Print.

[4] Dudík, Jaroslav, et al.  "Slipping Magnetic Reconnection during an X-class Solar Flare Observed by SDO/AIA." The Astrophysical Journal (2014): Abstract. Cornell University Library. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://arxiv.org/abs/1401.7529>.
 
[5]  Dunbar, Brian. "Cluster Mission Indicates Turbulent Eddies May Warm the Solar Wind." NASA. NASA, 07 Jan. 2013. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/wind-eddies_prt.htm>.

[6] "Solar Wind Features" NASA/Marshall Solar Physics. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/feature4.shtml>.

[7] Choi, Charles. "Out-of-this-world Proposal for Solar Wind Power." - Tech. New Scientist, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19497-outofthisworld-proposal-for-solar-wind-power.html>.

[8]  Phillips, Tony. "Solar Wind Loses Power, Hits 50-year Low - NASA Science." n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2014. <http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/23sep_solarwind/>.

[9]  Rumberg, Jennifer. "What Is a Coronal Mass Ejection or CME?" Solar Storm and Space Weather - Frequently Asked Questions. NASA, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/spaceweather/#q4>.

[10]  Taylor, Nola. "Space Weather: Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections." Space.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://www.space.com/11506-space-weather-sunspots-solar-flares-coronal-mass-ejections.html>.

[11]  Hathaway, David. "Coronal Mass Ejections." NASA/Marshall Solar Physics. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/CMEs.shtml>.

[12]  Davis, T. Neil. The Aurora Watcher's Handbook. Fairbanks: U of Alaska, 1992. p. 64. Print.

[13]  Rumberg, Jennifer.  "What is a Solar Flare?" Solar Storm and Space Weather - Frequently Asked Questions.  NASA, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/spaceweather/index.html#q2>.

[14] Hathaway, David. "Solar Flares." NASA/Marshall Solar Physics. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/flares.shtml>.

[15] Cofield, Calla. "Monster Sunspot May Unleash Powerful Solar Flares." Space.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://www.space.com/27834-monster-sunspot-solar-flares-video.html>.

[16] "NASA Heliophysics | Five X-class Flares (video)." YouTube. NASA Goddard Flight Center, 4 Nov. 2014. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnrSq84ZiZM>.

[17]  "The Magnetic Classification of Sunspots." Space Weather Live, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/help/the-magnetic-classification-of-sunspots>.

[18]   Bell, Trudy E., and Tony Phillips. "A Super Solar Flare." NASA Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/06may_carringtonflare/>.

[19]  Phillips, Tony. "Near Miss: The Solar Superstorm of July 2012 - NASA Science." NASA Science. N.p., 23 July 2014. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/23jul_superstorm/>.

[20]  Odenwald, Sten. "The Day the Sun Brought Darkness." NASA. NASA, 13 Mar. 2009. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/sun_darkness.html#.VHWh3lfF9o8>.

[21]   "SEVERE SPACE WEATHER EVENTS—UNDERSTANDING SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS." A Workshop Report. National Academies Press, Space Studies Board, 2008. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12507&page=R1>.

[22]  Phillips, Tony. "Severe Space Weather--Social and Economic Impacts." NASA Science, 21 Jan. 2009. Web. 27 Nov. 2014. <http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/21jan_severespaceweather/>.

[23]  "Do Other Solar System Planets Have Protective Magnetospheres?" Genesis : Search for Origins | JPL | NASA. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: California Institute of Technology, n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. <http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/science/module4_solarmax/solarmax_planets.html>.

[24]  Phillips, Tony. "Giant Breach in Earth's Magnetic Field Discovered." NASA Science, 16 Dec. 2008. Web. 19 Apr. 2015. <http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/16dec_giantbreach/>.

[25]  "Layers of the Atmosphere." National Weather Service, 22 July 2013. Web. 19 Apr. 2015. <http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/atmos/layers.htm>.

[26] Odenwald, Sten. "Is It True That the Earth's Magnetosphere Is Expanding?" Ask the Astronomer, 1997. Web. 19 Apr. 2015. <http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/q1686.html>.

[27] "The Ionosphere." National Weather Service, 5 January 2010. Web. 19 Apr. 2015. <http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/atmos/ionosphere_max.htm>.

[28] "Physics of the Aurora - Earth Systems." Comet/MetEd. The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015. <http://www.meted.ucar.edu/hao/aurora/aurora.1.htm>.