The Earth's Ionosphere: Plasma Physics and ElectrodynamicsAcademic Press, 1989 - 487 Seiten For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography. * Written at a mathematical level that is appealing for undergraduates and beginning graduate students * Provides a useful educational tool through a combination of observations and laboratory demonstrations which can be viewed over the web * Contains instructions on how to reproduce the simple but informative laboratory experiments * Includes copious problems (with sample answers) to help students learn the material. |
Inhalt
Chapter 1 Introductory and Background Material | 1 |
Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Ionospheric Plasma Dynamics | 23 |
Chapter 3 Electrodynamics of the Equatorial Zone | 65 |
Chapter 4 Equatorial Plasma Instabilities | 113 |
Chapter 5 The MidLatitude Ionosphere | 187 |
Chapter 6 HighLatitude Electrodynamics | 261 |
Chapter 7 Effects of Plasma Flow at High Latitudes | 311 |
Chapter 8 Instabilities and Structure in the HighLatitude Ionosphere | 345 |
Appendix A Ionospheric Measurement Techniques | 425 |
Appendix B Reference Material and Equations | 459 |
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International Geophysics Series | 485 |
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American Geophysical Union Arecibo auroral auroral oval auroral zone Chapter collision frequency component conductivity convection pattern density gradient density profile diffusion direction discussed Doppler Doppler shift drift velocity dynamics earth eastward effect electric field electrodynamics electrojet electron density energy equation equatorial electrojet equatorial spread F layer F-region Fejer field-aligned currents fluid Geophys gradient drift gravity waves growth rate height hemisphere high-latitude horizontal interplanetary ionization iono ionosphere ionospheric plasma irregularities Jicamarca Kelley latitudes linear magnetic field lines magnetosphere measurements mid-latitude motion mV/m neutral atmosphere neutral wind nighttime northward observed occur parallel particle peak perpendicular perturbation phase velocity plasma density plasma drift plasma flow plasma physics plasmasphere plotted polar cap potential radar region Reproduced with permission result rocket satellite scale shown in Fig shows solar wind spectrum spread F structure temperature term theory thermospheric turbulence two-stream V₁ vector vertical wave number wavelength zonal electric field