LEADER 05068nam 22005893u 450 001 9910808190403321 005 20230120010823.0 010 $a1-282-70286-6 010 $a9786612702860 010 $a0-08-095469-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000015159 035 $a(EBL)583441 035 $a(OCoLC)813231037 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC583441 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000015159 100 $a20140113d1989|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aInternational geophysics series $eThe earth's ionosphere : plasma physics and electrodynamics 210 $aBurlington $cElsevier Science$d1989 215 $a1 online resource (501 p.) 225 1 $aInternational Geophysics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-12-404012-8 327 $aFront 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 Systems 327 $aReferencesChapter 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 F 327 $a4.5 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 Electrodynamics 327 $a6.1 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; References 327 $aChapter 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 Equations 327 $aB.1 Atmospheric and Ionospheric Structure 330 $aFor advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by m 410 0$aInternational Geophysics 606 $aIonosphere 606 $aPlasma electrodynamics 606 $aSpace plasmas 615 4$aIonosphere. 615 4$aPlasma electrodynamics. 615 4$aSpace plasmas. 676 $a551.5145 676 $a551.5145 700 $aMarshall$b John$f1954-$0633624 701 $aPlumb$b R. Alan$0633625 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808190403321 996 $aInternational geophysics series$94030510 997 $aUNINA