Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Cambridge, : MIT Press, [1972]
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (394 pages)
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Disciplina |
551.5/17
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Altri autori (Persone) |
WebbWillis L
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Collana |
Progress in astronautics and aeronautics
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Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric circulation
Upper atmosphere
Meteor trails
Radio meteorology
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ISBN |
1-60086-501-1
1-60086-282-9
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Formato |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Foreword""; ""1. Upper Atmospheric Dynamics""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Electrodynamic Processes""; ""1.3 Neutral Upper Atmospheric Dynamics""; ""1.4 Neutral-Electrical Interactions""; ""1.5 Dynaspheric Observational Program""; ""1.6 References""; ""2. Lower Ionospheric Structure""; ""2.1 Electron Production""; ""2.2 Electron Loss""; ""2.3 Transport of lonization""; ""2.4 Time Variations""; ""2.5 References""; ""3. The Topside Ionosphere""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 The Geomagnetic Field""
""3.3 Motion of Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields""""3.4 Electromagnetic Waves in a Plasma""; ""3.5 Latitudinal and Longitudinal Ionospheric Variations""; ""3.6 The Magnetosphere""; ""3.7 Trapped Particles""; ""3.8 The Outer Magnetospheric Region""; ""3.9 Ionospheric and Auroral Phenomena in Relation to the Magnetosphere""; ""3.10 Soft Particle Measurements""; ""3.11 References""; ""4. Atmospheric Gravity Waves in Outline""; ""4.1 General Nature""; ""4.2 Governing Equations for the Elementary Case""; ""4.3 Elementary Plane-Wave Solutions""; ""4.4 Complications of Nonlinearity""
""4.5 Complications of Instabilities""""4.6 Complications of Molecular Dissipation""; ""4.7 Complications of Temperature Structure""; ""4.8 Complications of Wind Structure""; ""4.9 Complications of Earth Curvature and Rotation; Tides""; ""4.10 The Semidiurnal Tide""; ""4.11 The Diurnal Tide""; ""4.12 Bibliography""; ""5. Noctilucent Clouds � Their Characteristics and Interpretation""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 The Height""; ""5.3 Latitudes of Observation""; ""5.4 Seasonal Distribution""; ""5.5 Spatial Extent""; ""5.6 Duration""; ""5.7 Drift Motion""; ""5.8 Wave Structure""
""5.9 Thickness and Vertical Wave Amplitude""""5.10 Diurnal Variation""; ""5.11 Auroral Influence""; ""5.12 Year to Year Variation""; ""5.13 Particle Size and Number Density""; ""5.14 Theory""; ""5.15 References""; ""6. Noctilucent Cloud Wave Structure""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 The Wave Observations""; ""6.3 Theoretical Speculations""; ""6.4 Suggestions for Further Studies""; ""6.5 References""; ""7. Meteor Trail Radar Winds over Europe""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Description of the Equipment""; ""7.3 Calibration and Errors""
""7.4 Hourly Rate of the Obtained Data-Comparison with Other Experiments""""7.5 Data Processing""; ""7.6 Experimental Results""; ""7.7 Conclusions""; ""7.8 References""; ""8. Radio Meteor Winds in the Southern Hemisphere""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Observational Technique""; ""8.3 Data Analysis""; ""8.4 Prevailing Winds""; ""8.5 Diurnal Variations""; ""8.6 Semidiurnal Variations""; ""8.7 Terdiurnal Variations""; ""8.8 Wind Variability""; ""8.9 Turbulence""; ""8.10 References""; ""9. Radar Observations of Meteor Winds above Illinois""; ""9.1 Introduction""
""9.2 Considerations on Monostatic Versus Multistatic Radar Systems""
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828765803321 |