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The solar-terrestrial environment : an introduction to geospace--the science of the terrestrial upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere / J.K. Hargreaves

Author:
Hargreaves, J. K. (John Keith), 1930-
Published:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 420 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Contents:
1. The Earth in space. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. The sun and the solar wind. 1.3. The atmosphere and the ionosphere. 1.4. Geomagnetic field and magnetosphere. 1.5. Nomenclature. 1.6. Summary -- 2. The physics of geospace. 2.1. Useful units and fundamental constants. 2.2. Properties of gases. 2.3. Magnetoplasma. 2.4. Waves. 2.5. Radio waves in an ionized medium. 2.6. Radio propagation through an irregular plasma. 2.7. More waves in plasmas. 2.8. Instabilities -- 3. Techniques for observing geospace. 3.1. The importance of observations. 3.2. Direct sensing of a gaseous medium. 3.3. Radiation sensors. 3.4. Indirect sensing of the neutral atmosphere. 3.5. Remote sensing by radio waves. 3.6. Scatter radar techniques. 3.7. Ionospheric modification -- 4. The neutral atmosphere. 4.1. Vertical structure. 4.2. Winds and tides. 4.3. Waves propagating in the neutral air. 4.4. Standard atmospheres and models -- 5. The solar wind and the magnetosphere. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Solar radiations. 5.3. The solar wind.
Summary:
This book describes physical conditions in the upper atmosphere and magnetosphere of the Earth. The account is introductory, at a level suitable for readers with a basic inderstanding of physics and explains the principles of physical investigation. The principal material covers the neutral and ionized upper atmosphere, the magnetosphere, and structures, dynamics, disturbances and irregularities. This textbook is suitable for advanced undergraduates and new postgraduates who are taking introductory courses in upper atmospheric, ionospheric, or magnetospheric physics.
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ISBN:
9780511628924 (ebook)
9780521327480 (hardback)
9780521427371 (paperback)
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