CONTENTS -- Editors -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Preface to ST Volume -- Results of Computing Amplitude and Phase of the VLF Wave Using Wave Hop Theory Sujay Pal, Tamal Basak and Sandip K. Chakrabarti -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Wave Hop Theory -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Diurnal and seasonal behavior -- 3.2. Effects of solar terminator on spatial variation -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Nonlinear Generation Mechanism of VLF Chorus Emissions Observed at Antarctica During a Quiet Period S. B. Singh and A. K. Singh -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Observation -- 3. Generation Mechanism -- 4. Results and Discussions -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Trimpi Events and Other Amplitude Perturbations Observed at Varanasi Using SoftPAL Receiver Ashutosh K. Singh and A. K. Singh -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Observation & Experimental Details -- 3. Result and Discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Diagnostic Features of VLF Waves in Terrestrial Magnetosphere A. K. Singh -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Generation and Propagation of VLF Waves -- 3. Probing Potentially of VLF Waves -- 4. VLF Waves Association with Space Weather -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Role of ULF Wave Index in Magnetospheric Dynamics and Space Weather Predictions A. K. Singh -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Magnetospheric Plasma Dynamics -- 3. ULF Waves and Relativistic Electrons -- 4. ULF Wave Index and Space Weather Predictions -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Explanation of Observation of Multi-Component ELF Whistlers at Low Latitude S. B. Singh, Ashutosh K. Singh, K. K. Singh, A. K. Singh and Lalmani -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Observation -- 3. Results and Discussions -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References.

The Spatial-Temporal Wave-Like TEC Variations Associated with Poincare Waves Irk Shagimuratov, Ivan Karpov, Andrzej Krankowski and Galina Yakimova -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Observation -- 3. Results and Analysis -- 4. Poincare Waves -- 5. Ionospheric Effects of Poincare Waves -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Earthquake Time Low Latitude TEC and Model Estimated Values: Identification On Earthquake Induced Atmospheric Dynamics M. Devi, A. K. Barbara, P. Kashyap, A. Depueva Ya Yu Ruzhin and V. Depuev -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Observations -- 2.1. Approaches for extraction of earthquake precursor -- 2.1.1. Solar geomagnetic effects on TEC -- 2.2. Identification of earthquake induced TEC features: A few case studies -- 3. Evaluation of Seismic Time TEC through Model -- 4. Discussions and Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- An Instrument for Measuring the Near-Surface Plasma Temperature and Concentration, and the Surface Charging of the International Space Station Boian Kirov -- 1. Introduction -- 2. "Obstanovka" Experiment Onboard ISS for Space Weather Research -- 3. Langmuir Probe - LP -- 3.1. General characteristics -- 3.2. Sweep voltage -- 3.3. Sweep voltage algorithm -- 4. Use of Wireless Communication and Remote Upgrading -- 5. Comparison with Other Instruments -- 6. Summary -- References -- Magnetoacoustic Surface Waves on the Interplanetary Tangential Discontinuities P. S. Joarder, S. K. Ghosh and S. Biswas -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Equilibrium -- 3. The Dispersion Relation -- 4. Classification and Existence Condition of Surface Waves -- 5. Choice of Parameter Values -- 6. Surface Waves on Interplanetary TDs -- 6.1. Slow (on warmer side) surface waves -- 6.2. Slow (on cooler side) surface waves -- 6.3. Fast (on both sides) surface waves and RMHD slow (on both sides) surface waves -- 7. Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References.

Evidence of the Leakage of MHD Oscillations Above On-disk Coronal Hole Mukul Kumar, B. N. Dwivedi and A. K. Srivastava -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Observations of the Equatorial Coronal Holes -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- On the Source of the Super-Storm of Solar-Cycle # 23 Associated with the Solar Flares on 18 November 2003 Pankaj Kumar, P. K. Manoharan, Wahab Uddin and K. Mahalakshmi -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Observations and Data -- 2.1. Hα observations -- 2.2. TRACE and GOES/SXI images -- 2.3. White light images -- 3. Interplanetary Consequences -- 4. Discussions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Observation of Kink Instability as Driver of Recurrent Flares in AR 10960 A. K. Srivastava, Pankaj Kumar, T. V. Zaqarashvili, B. P. Filippov, M. L. Khodachenko and Wahab Uddin -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Observational Data Sets -- 3. Observational Results -- 4. Discussion and Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Evolution of Magnetic Field Twist and Tilt in Active Region NOAA 10930 B. Ravindra, P. Venkatakrishnan and Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Observational Data and Its Analysis -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Magnetic flux -- 3.2. Twist in active region -- 3.3. Relative magnetic helicity -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- High Energy Solar Particle Events and their Associated Coronal Mass Ejections P. K. Manoharan and G. Agalya -- 1. Ground Level Enhancements and SEP Events -- 2. Event Selection and Analysis -- 3. Particle Data and CME Speed -- 4. SEP Energy Spectrum -- 4.1. Radial evolution of SEP spectrum -- 5. Spectral Evolution with Time/Heliocentric Distance -- 6. CME Speed and Spectral Index Changes -- 6.1. Interplanetary scintillation images -- 7. Summary and Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References.

Observations of X-ray Flares and Associated MHD Oscillations in Star ξ Boo J. C. Pandey and A. K. Srivastava -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Observations and Data Reduction -- 3. X-ray Light Curves -- 4. Evolutions of Flares -- 5. Determinations of Density Using RGS Spectra -- 6. Loop Modeling -- 7. Search for Coronal Oscillations -- 8. Evidence of Fast-kink Oscillation -- 9. Summary -- References -- Quasi-Periodic Oscillations from Stellar Flares and Diagnostics of Flaring Plasma A. V. Stepanov -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Coronal Loop as a Resonator for MHD Oscillations -- 3. A Flaring Loop as an Equivalent RLC-Circuit -- 4. Excitation of Loop Oscillations -- 4.1. External triggers -- 4.2. Internal excitation -- 5. The Stellar Flare Diagnostics from Multi-Wavelength Observations -- 5.1. Pulsations in the optical range (U,B) in an EV Lac flare -- 5.2. QPOs from EQ Peg -- 5.3. Soft X-ray pulsations from a flare of AT Mic -- 5.4. Pulsating microwave emission from AD Leo -- 5.5. The diagnostics of a magnetar corona from fast QPOs -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Search for p-Mode Pulsations in Late-type CP Stars S. Joshi and N. K. Chakradhari -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Helioseismology -- 3. Asteroseismology -- 3.1. Asteroseismic tools -- 3.1.1. Solar-like oscillations -- 3.1.2. δ-Sct stars -- 3.1.3. Rapidly oscillating Ap stars -- 4. Asteroseismic Techniques -- 5. The Nainital-Cape Survey -- 6. The Next Step for Asteroseismology -- 7. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References.