As a star in the universe, the Sun is constantly releas- cover a wide range of time and spatial scales, making ?? ing energy into space, as much as ?. ? ?? erg/s. Tis observations in the solar-terrestrial environment c- energy emission basically consists of three modes. Te plicated and the understanding of processes di?cult. ?rst mode of solar energy is the so-called blackbody ra- In the early days, the phenomena in each plasma diation, commonly known as sunlight, and the second region were studied separately, but with the progress mode of solar electromagnetic emission, such as X rays of research, we realized the importance of treating and UV radiation, is mostly absorbed above the Earth’s the whole chain of processes as an entity because of stratosphere. Te third mode of solar energy emission is strong interactions between various regions within in the form of particles having a wide range of energies the solar-terrestrial system. On the basis of extensive from less than ? keV to more than ? GeV. It is convenient satellite observations and computer simulations over to group these particles into lower-energy particles and thepasttwo decades, it hasbecomepossibleto analyze higher-energy particles, which are referred to as the so- speci?cally the close coupling of di?erent regions in the lar wind and solar cosmic rays, respectively. solar-terrestrial environment.

The International Solar-Terrestrial Prediction Proceedings and Workshop Program (ISTP/P-W Program) included the following: (1) an open call for contributed papers on solar-terrestrial predictions; (2) invited review papers about (a) the prediction, warning and monitoring services of groups that regularly issue solar-terrestrial predictions; (b) the current and future needs for predictions by groups that use solar-terrestrial predictions, and (c) current knowledge of selected topics in solar-terrestrial physics and applications; (3) working groups on fourteen areas of interest for solar-terrestrial predictions; (4) a preprint exchange from October, 1978 through March, 1979; (5) a workshop of representatives of the working groups; and (6) the Solar- Terrestrial Predictions Proceedings...