04978nam 22005413u 450 991078116140332120230120010823.01-282-70286-697866127028600-08-095469-3(CKB)2550000000015159(EBL)583441(OCoLC)813231037(MiAaPQ)EBC583441(EXLCZ)99255000000001515920140113d1989|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||International geophysics series[electronic resource] The earth's ionosphere : plasma physics and electrodynamicsBurlington Elsevier Science19891 online resource (501 p.)International GeophysicsDescription based upon print version of record.0-12-404012-8 Front Cover; The Earth's Ionosphere: Plasma Physics and Electrodynamics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introductory and Background Material; 1.1 Scope and Goals of the Text; 1.2 Structure of the Neutral Atmosphere and the Ionosphere; 1.3 The Earth's Magnetic Field and Magnetosphere; References; Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Ionospheric Plasma Dynamics; 2.1 The Basic Fluid Equations; 2.2 Steady-State Ionospheric Plasma Motions Due to Applied Forces; 2.3 Generation of Electric Fields; 2.4 Electric Field Mapping; 2.5 Elements of Magnetospheric Physics; 2.6 Coordinate SystemsReferencesChapter 3 Electrodynamics of the Equatorial Zone; 3.1 Motions of the Equatorial F Region: The Data Base; 3.2 The Equatorial F-Region Dynamo; 3.3. E-Region Dynamo Theory and the Daytime Equatorial Electrojet; 3.4 Further Complexities of Equatorial Electrodynamics; 3.5 Feedback between the Electrodynamics and the Thermospheric Winds; References; Chapter 4 Equatorial Plasma Instabilities; 4.1 F-Region Plasma Instabilities: Observations; 4.2 Development and Initiation of Equatorial Spread F; 4.3 Nonlinear Theories of ESF; 4.4 Short-Wavelength Waves in Equatorial Spread F4.5 ESF Summary4.6 E-Region Plasma Instabilities: The Observational Data Base; 4.7 Linear Theories of Electrojet Instabilities; 4.8 Nonlinear Theories of Electrojet Instabilities; 4.9 Future Directions; References; Chapter 5 The Mid-Latitude Ionosphere; 5.1 Competing Influences on the Tropical and Mid-Latitude Ionospheres; 5.2 Electrodynamics of the Tropical and Mid-Latitude Zone; 5.3 Irregularities in the Mid-Latitude Ionosphere; 5.4 Mid-Latitude Plasma Instabilities; References; Chapter 6 High-Latitude Electrodynamics6.1 Electrical Coupling between the Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, and Solar Wind6.2 Observations of Ionospheric Convection; 6.3 Simple Models of Convection in the Magnetosphere; 6.4 Empirical and Analytic Representations of High-Latitude Convection; 6.5 Observations of Field-Aligned Currents; 6.6 Horizontal Currents at High Latitudes; References; Chapter 7 Effects of Plasma Flow at High Latitudes; 7.1 Ionospheric Effects of Parallel Plasma Dynamics; 7.2 Ionospheric Effects of Perpendicular Plasma Dynamics; 7.3 Electrodynamic Forcing of the Neutral Atmosphere; 7.4 Summary; ReferencesChapter 8 Instabilities and Structure in the High-Latitude Ionosphere8.1 Planetary and Large-Scale Structures in the High-Latitude F Region; 8.2 Intermediate-Scale Structure in the High-Latitude F Region; 8.3 Small-Scale Waves in the High-Latitude F Region; 8.4 Plasma Waves and Irregularities in the High-Latitude E Region-Observations; 8.5 Auroral Electrojet Theories; 8.6 Summary; References; Appendix A Ionospheric Measurement Techniques; A.1 Radio Wave Techniques in Ionospheric Physics; A.2 In Situ Measurements; References; Appendix B Reference Material and EquationsB.1 Atmospheric and Ionospheric StructureFor 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 mInternational GeophysicsIonospherePlasma electrodynamicsSpace plasmasIonosphere.Plasma electrodynamics.Space plasmas.551.5145Marshall John1954-633624Plumb R. Alan633625AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910781161403321International geophysics series3683275UNINA