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Auroral dynamics and space weather / / Yongliang Zhang, Larry J. Paxton, editors ; contributors, Roger A. Anderson [and fifty-eight others]
| Auroral dynamics and space weather / / Yongliang Zhang, Larry J. Paxton, editors ; contributors, Roger A. Anderson [and fifty-eight others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : American Geophysical Union : , : Wiley, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (610 p.) |
| Disciplina | 538.768 |
| Collana | Geophysical Monograph Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Auroras
Space environment |
| ISBN |
1-118-97872-2
1-118-97873-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Table of Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Part I: Aurora Types and Dynamics; 1 Investigations of the Many Distinct Types of Auroras; 1.1. OVERVIEW; 1.2. DIFFUSE AURORA; 1.3. DISCRETE AURORA; 1.4. DYNAMIC AURORA AND SMALL-SCALE AURORAL STRUCTURES; REFERENCES; 2 Quasiperiodic Aurora: Outstanding Problems and Recent Results; 2.1. INTRODUCTION; 2.2. FLICKERING AURORA; 2.3. PULSATING AURORA; 2.4. CONCLUDING REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 3 Inverted-V Auroral Arcs and Alfvén Waves; 3.1. INTRODUCTION; 3.2. OBSERVATIONS AND INTERPRETATION; 3.3. CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSREFERENCES; 4 Auroral Arcs and Ion Outflow; 4.1. INTRODUCTION; 4.2. ACCELERATION MECHANISMS; 4.3. OBSERVATIONS: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND RELATIONSHIP WITH AURORAL ARC MORPHOLOGY; 4.4. IMPACT ON IONOSPHERIC AND MAGNETOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; 4.5. CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; 5 Isolated Proton Auroras and Pc1/EMIC Waves at Subauroral Latitudes; 5.1. INTRODUCTION; 5.2. OBSERVATION SITE AND INSTRUMENTATION; 5.3. EVENT DETECTION METHODS; 5.4. STATISTICAL RESULTS; 5.5. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES 6 Dynamics of the Dayside Aurora as Viewed from the South Pole6.1. INTRODUCTION; 6.2. INSTRUMENTATION; 6.3. RESULTS; 6.4. DISCUSSION; 6.5. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 7 Structures in Polar Rain Auroras; 7.1. INTRODUCTION; 7.2. OBSERVATIONS OF POLAR RAIN AURORA; 7.3. STATISTICAL STUDY OF POLAR RAIN ELECTRON STRUCTURES; 7.4. NIGHTSIDE POLAR RAIN GAP AND ENERGY DISPERSION; 7.5. SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 8 Dynamics Related to Plasmasheet Flow Bursts as Revealed from the Aurora; 8.1. INTRODUCTION; 8.2. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FLOW BURSTS AND AURORA STREAMERS 10.2. RECENT RESULTS10.3. SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 11 Interhemispheric Symmetries and Asymmetries of Aurora from Ground-Based Conjugate Observations; 11.1. INTRODUCTION; 11.2. OBSERVATION; 11.3. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Part III: Substorm Aurora; 12 Magnetospheric Substorm Onset by Current Disruption Processes; 12.1. INTRODUCTION; 12.2. OBSERVATIONS OF THE SUBSTORM CURRENT SYSTEM; 12.3. THE CURRENT DISRUPTION MODEL FOR THE SUBSTORM CURRENT SYSTEM; 12.4. OBSERVATIONS PERTAINING TO SUBSTORM CURRENT SYSTEM 12.5. SOME DISTINGUISHING FEATURES BETWEEN THE TWO PREVAILING SUBSTORM MODELS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137229203321 |
| Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : American Geophysical Union : , : Wiley, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Auroral dynamics and space weather / / Yongliang Zhang, Larry J. Paxton, editors ; contributors, Roger A. Anderson [and fifty-eight others]
| Auroral dynamics and space weather / / Yongliang Zhang, Larry J. Paxton, editors ; contributors, Roger A. Anderson [and fifty-eight others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : American Geophysical Union : , : Wiley, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (610 p.) |
| Disciplina | 538.768 |
| Collana | Geophysical Monograph Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Auroras
Space environment |
| ISBN |
1-118-97872-2
1-118-97873-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Table of Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Part I: Aurora Types and Dynamics; 1 Investigations of the Many Distinct Types of Auroras; 1.1. OVERVIEW; 1.2. DIFFUSE AURORA; 1.3. DISCRETE AURORA; 1.4. DYNAMIC AURORA AND SMALL-SCALE AURORAL STRUCTURES; REFERENCES; 2 Quasiperiodic Aurora: Outstanding Problems and Recent Results; 2.1. INTRODUCTION; 2.2. FLICKERING AURORA; 2.3. PULSATING AURORA; 2.4. CONCLUDING REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 3 Inverted-V Auroral Arcs and Alfvén Waves; 3.1. INTRODUCTION; 3.2. OBSERVATIONS AND INTERPRETATION; 3.3. CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSREFERENCES; 4 Auroral Arcs and Ion Outflow; 4.1. INTRODUCTION; 4.2. ACCELERATION MECHANISMS; 4.3. OBSERVATIONS: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND RELATIONSHIP WITH AURORAL ARC MORPHOLOGY; 4.4. IMPACT ON IONOSPHERIC AND MAGNETOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; 4.5. CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; 5 Isolated Proton Auroras and Pc1/EMIC Waves at Subauroral Latitudes; 5.1. INTRODUCTION; 5.2. OBSERVATION SITE AND INSTRUMENTATION; 5.3. EVENT DETECTION METHODS; 5.4. STATISTICAL RESULTS; 5.5. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES 6 Dynamics of the Dayside Aurora as Viewed from the South Pole6.1. INTRODUCTION; 6.2. INSTRUMENTATION; 6.3. RESULTS; 6.4. DISCUSSION; 6.5. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 7 Structures in Polar Rain Auroras; 7.1. INTRODUCTION; 7.2. OBSERVATIONS OF POLAR RAIN AURORA; 7.3. STATISTICAL STUDY OF POLAR RAIN ELECTRON STRUCTURES; 7.4. NIGHTSIDE POLAR RAIN GAP AND ENERGY DISPERSION; 7.5. SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 8 Dynamics Related to Plasmasheet Flow Bursts as Revealed from the Aurora; 8.1. INTRODUCTION; 8.2. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FLOW BURSTS AND AURORA STREAMERS 10.2. RECENT RESULTS10.3. SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 11 Interhemispheric Symmetries and Asymmetries of Aurora from Ground-Based Conjugate Observations; 11.1. INTRODUCTION; 11.2. OBSERVATION; 11.3. SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Part III: Substorm Aurora; 12 Magnetospheric Substorm Onset by Current Disruption Processes; 12.1. INTRODUCTION; 12.2. OBSERVATIONS OF THE SUBSTORM CURRENT SYSTEM; 12.3. THE CURRENT DISRUPTION MODEL FOR THE SUBSTORM CURRENT SYSTEM; 12.4. OBSERVATIONS PERTAINING TO SUBSTORM CURRENT SYSTEM 12.5. SOME DISTINGUISHING FEATURES BETWEEN THE TWO PREVAILING SUBSTORM MODELS |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814122803321 |
| Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : American Geophysical Union : , : Wiley, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International geophysics series [[electronic resource] ] : Physics of the aurora and airglow
| International geophysics series [[electronic resource] ] : Physics of the aurora and airglow |
| Autore | Marshall John <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (723 p.) |
| Disciplina |
538.768
538/.768 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PlumbR. Alan |
| Collana | International Geophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Auroras
Auroras - Bibliography Meteorological optics Meteorological optics - Bibliography Radiation Meteorology & Climatology Earth & Environmental Sciences |
| ISBN |
1-118-66804-9
1-283-52556-9 0-08-095440-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Physics of the Aurora and Airglow; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Radiation in Spectral Lines; 1.1. Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium; 1.2. The Classical Theory of Spectral Lines; 1.3. Quantum Concepts of Spectral Lines; 1.4. Molecular Bands; 1.5. Excitation and Ionization Processes; Chapter 2. Scattering of Radiation in Finite Atmospheres; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Equation of Radiative Transfer; 2.3. Applications of the Transfer Equation to Photometry; 2.4. The X - and Y-Functions in Problems of Radiative Transfe
2.5. Correction of Photometric Observations of the Airglow for Tropospheric ScatteringChapter 3. Magnetic Fields, Charged Particles, and the Upper Atmosphere; 3.1. The Geomagnetic Field; 3.2. Motions of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields; 3.3. Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in an Ionized Atmosphere; 3.4. The Ionosphere; 3.5. Model Atmospheres; Chapter 4. Occurrence of Aurorae in Space and Time; 4.1. Geographic Distribution and Periodic Variations; 4.2. Characteristics of Auroral Displays; 4.3. Aurorae and Related Phenomena; Chapter 5. Auroral Spectroscopy and Photometry 5.1. Spectral Identifications5.2. Spectral Photometry of Aurora; Chapter 6. The Radio-Aurora; 6.1. Observed Characteristics; 6.2. Theory of Auroral Reflections; Chapter 7. Physical Processes in the Auroral Atmosphere; 7.1. Proton Bombardment; 7.2. Electron Bombardment; 7.3. Atmospheric Electrons; 7.4. Theory of the Auroral Spectrum; Chapter 8. Auroral Particles in Space; 8.1. Interplanetary Space; 8.2. Auroral Particles in the Geomagnetic Field; Chapter 9. The Airglow Spectrum; 9.1. Nightglow; 9.2. Twilight and Day Airglow; Chapter 10. Analysis of Twilight Observations for Emission Heights 10.1. Apparent Heights zs: The Shadow of the Solid Earth10.2. Height Measurements with Atmospheric Screening; 10.3. Height and Vertical Distribution of Observed Emissions; Chapter 11. Theory of the Twilight and Day Airglow; 11.1. Resonance Scattering and Fluorescence for an Optically Thin Layer; 11.2. Excitation of N2+ First Negative Bands; 11.3. Photon Scattering by Atmospheric Sodium; 11.4. Photochemistry and Ionization of Atmospheric Sodium; 11.5. Theory of the Oxygen Red Lines; 11.6. Excitation of Other Emissions; Chapter 12. Spectral Photometry of the Nightglow 12.1. Methods of Height Determinations12.2. Spectroscopic Temperatures; 12.3. Intensities, Polarization, and Geographic and Time Variations; Chapter 13. Excitation of the Nightglow; 13.1. Introduction: Mechanisms of Nightglow Excitation; 13.2. Excitation by Recombination in the Ionosphere; 13.3. Excitation by Particle Collisions; 13.4. Photochemical Reactions in an Oxygen-Nitrogen Atmosphere; 13.5. Excitation of Emissions from Minor Constituents; Appendixes; APPENDIX I: A Table of Physical Constants; APPENDIX II: The Rayleigh: A Photometric Unit for the Aurora and Airglow APPENDIX III: A Short List of Airglow-Aurora Observing Stations |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910138866803321 |
Marshall John <1954->
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| Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow
| International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow |
| Autore | Marshall John <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 704 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
538.768
538/.768 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PlumbR. Alan <1948-> |
| Collana | International Geophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Auroras
Meteorological optics Radiation |
| ISBN |
1-118-66804-9
1-283-52556-9 0-08-095440-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Physics of the Aurora and Airglow; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Radiation in Spectral Lines; 1.1. Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium; 1.2. The Classical Theory of Spectral Lines; 1.3. Quantum Concepts of Spectral Lines; 1.4. Molecular Bands; 1.5. Excitation and Ionization Processes; Chapter 2. Scattering of Radiation in Finite Atmospheres; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Equation of Radiative Transfer; 2.3. Applications of the Transfer Equation to Photometry; 2.4. The X - and Y-Functions in Problems of Radiative Transfe
2.5. Correction of Photometric Observations of the Airglow for Tropospheric Scattering; Chapter 3. Magnetic Fields, Charged Particles, and the Upper Atmosphere; 3.1. The Geomagnetic Field; 3.2. Motions of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields; 3.3. Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in an Ionized Atmosphere; 3.4. The Ionosphere; 3.5. Model Atmospheres; Chapter 4. Occurrence of Aurorae in Space and Time; 4.1. Geographic Distribution and Periodic Variations; 4.2. Characteristics of Auroral Displays; 4.3. Aurorae and Related Phenomena; Chapter 5. Auroral Spectroscopy and Photometry 5.1. Spectral Identifications; 5.2. Spectral Photometry of Aurora; Chapter 6. The Radio-Aurora; 6.1. Observed Characteristics; 6.2. Theory of Auroral Reflections; Chapter 7. Physical Processes in the Auroral Atmosphere; 7.1. Proton Bombardment; 7.2. Electron Bombardment; 7.3. Atmospheric Electrons; 7.4. Theory of the Auroral Spectrum; Chapter 8. Auroral Particles in Space; 8.1. Interplanetary Space; 8.2. Auroral Particles in the Geomagnetic Field; Chapter 9. The Airglow Spectrum; 9.1. Nightglow; 9.2. Twilight and Day Airglow; Chapter 10. Analysis of Twilight Observations for Emission Heights 10.1. Apparent Heights zs: The Shadow of the Solid Earth; 10.2. Height Measurements with Atmospheric Screening; 10.3. Height and Vertical Distribution of Observed Emissions; Chapter 11. Theory of the Twilight and Day Airglow; 11.1. Resonance Scattering and Fluorescence for an Optically Thin Layer; 11.2. Excitation of N2+ First Negative Bands; 11.3. Photon Scattering by Atmospheric Sodium; 11.4. Photochemistry and Ionization of Atmospheric Sodium; 11.5. Theory of the Oxygen Red Lines; 11.6. Excitation of Other Emissions; Chapter 12. Spectral Photometry of the Nightglow 12.1. Methods of Height Determinations; 12.2. Spectroscopic Temperatures; 12.3. Intensities, Polarization, and Geographic and Time Variations; Chapter 13. Excitation of the Nightglow; 13.1. Introduction: Mechanisms of Nightglow Excitation; 13.2. Excitation by Recombination in the Ionosphere; 13.3. Excitation by Particle Collisions; 13.4. Photochemical Reactions in an Oxygen-Nitrogen Atmosphere; 13.5. Excitation of Emissions from Minor Constituents; Appendixes; APPENDIX I: A Table of Physical Constants; APPENDIX II: The Rayleigh: A Photometric Unit for the Aurora and Airglow; APPENDIX III: A Short List of Airglow-Aurora Observing Stations |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996197522903316 |
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Marshall John <1954->
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| Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow
| International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow |
| Autore | Marshall John <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 704 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
538.768
538/.768 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PlumbR. Alan <1948-> |
| Collana | International Geophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Auroras
Meteorological optics Radiation |
| ISBN |
1-118-66804-9
1-283-52556-9 0-08-095440-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Physics of the Aurora and Airglow; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Radiation in Spectral Lines; 1.1. Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium; 1.2. The Classical Theory of Spectral Lines; 1.3. Quantum Concepts of Spectral Lines; 1.4. Molecular Bands; 1.5. Excitation and Ionization Processes; Chapter 2. Scattering of Radiation in Finite Atmospheres; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Equation of Radiative Transfer; 2.3. Applications of the Transfer Equation to Photometry; 2.4. The X - and Y-Functions in Problems of Radiative Transfe
2.5. Correction of Photometric Observations of the Airglow for Tropospheric Scattering; Chapter 3. Magnetic Fields, Charged Particles, and the Upper Atmosphere; 3.1. The Geomagnetic Field; 3.2. Motions of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields; 3.3. Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in an Ionized Atmosphere; 3.4. The Ionosphere; 3.5. Model Atmospheres; Chapter 4. Occurrence of Aurorae in Space and Time; 4.1. Geographic Distribution and Periodic Variations; 4.2. Characteristics of Auroral Displays; 4.3. Aurorae and Related Phenomena; Chapter 5. Auroral Spectroscopy and Photometry 5.1. Spectral Identifications; 5.2. Spectral Photometry of Aurora; Chapter 6. The Radio-Aurora; 6.1. Observed Characteristics; 6.2. Theory of Auroral Reflections; Chapter 7. Physical Processes in the Auroral Atmosphere; 7.1. Proton Bombardment; 7.2. Electron Bombardment; 7.3. Atmospheric Electrons; 7.4. Theory of the Auroral Spectrum; Chapter 8. Auroral Particles in Space; 8.1. Interplanetary Space; 8.2. Auroral Particles in the Geomagnetic Field; Chapter 9. The Airglow Spectrum; 9.1. Nightglow; 9.2. Twilight and Day Airglow; Chapter 10. Analysis of Twilight Observations for Emission Heights 10.1. Apparent Heights zs: The Shadow of the Solid Earth; 10.2. Height Measurements with Atmospheric Screening; 10.3. Height and Vertical Distribution of Observed Emissions; Chapter 11. Theory of the Twilight and Day Airglow; 11.1. Resonance Scattering and Fluorescence for an Optically Thin Layer; 11.2. Excitation of N2+ First Negative Bands; 11.3. Photon Scattering by Atmospheric Sodium; 11.4. Photochemistry and Ionization of Atmospheric Sodium; 11.5. Theory of the Oxygen Red Lines; 11.6. Excitation of Other Emissions; Chapter 12. Spectral Photometry of the Nightglow 12.1. Methods of Height Determinations; 12.2. Spectroscopic Temperatures; 12.3. Intensities, Polarization, and Geographic and Time Variations; Chapter 13. Excitation of the Nightglow; 13.1. Introduction: Mechanisms of Nightglow Excitation; 13.2. Excitation by Recombination in the Ionosphere; 13.3. Excitation by Particle Collisions; 13.4. Photochemical Reactions in an Oxygen-Nitrogen Atmosphere; 13.5. Excitation of Emissions from Minor Constituents; Appendixes; APPENDIX I: A Table of Physical Constants; APPENDIX II: The Rayleigh: A Photometric Unit for the Aurora and Airglow; APPENDIX III: A Short List of Airglow-Aurora Observing Stations |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830058603321 |
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Marshall John <1954->
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| Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow
| International geophysics series : Physics of the aurora and airglow |
| Autore | Marshall John <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 704 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
538.768
538/.768 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PlumbR. Alan <1948-> |
| Collana | International Geophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Auroras
Meteorological optics Radiation |
| ISBN |
1-118-66804-9
1-283-52556-9 0-08-095440-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Physics of the Aurora and Airglow; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Radiation in Spectral Lines; 1.1. Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium; 1.2. The Classical Theory of Spectral Lines; 1.3. Quantum Concepts of Spectral Lines; 1.4. Molecular Bands; 1.5. Excitation and Ionization Processes; Chapter 2. Scattering of Radiation in Finite Atmospheres; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Equation of Radiative Transfer; 2.3. Applications of the Transfer Equation to Photometry; 2.4. The X - and Y-Functions in Problems of Radiative Transfe
2.5. Correction of Photometric Observations of the Airglow for Tropospheric Scattering; Chapter 3. Magnetic Fields, Charged Particles, and the Upper Atmosphere; 3.1. The Geomagnetic Field; 3.2. Motions of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields; 3.3. Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in an Ionized Atmosphere; 3.4. The Ionosphere; 3.5. Model Atmospheres; Chapter 4. Occurrence of Aurorae in Space and Time; 4.1. Geographic Distribution and Periodic Variations; 4.2. Characteristics of Auroral Displays; 4.3. Aurorae and Related Phenomena; Chapter 5. Auroral Spectroscopy and Photometry 5.1. Spectral Identifications; 5.2. Spectral Photometry of Aurora; Chapter 6. The Radio-Aurora; 6.1. Observed Characteristics; 6.2. Theory of Auroral Reflections; Chapter 7. Physical Processes in the Auroral Atmosphere; 7.1. Proton Bombardment; 7.2. Electron Bombardment; 7.3. Atmospheric Electrons; 7.4. Theory of the Auroral Spectrum; Chapter 8. Auroral Particles in Space; 8.1. Interplanetary Space; 8.2. Auroral Particles in the Geomagnetic Field; Chapter 9. The Airglow Spectrum; 9.1. Nightglow; 9.2. Twilight and Day Airglow; Chapter 10. Analysis of Twilight Observations for Emission Heights 10.1. Apparent Heights zs: The Shadow of the Solid Earth; 10.2. Height Measurements with Atmospheric Screening; 10.3. Height and Vertical Distribution of Observed Emissions; Chapter 11. Theory of the Twilight and Day Airglow; 11.1. Resonance Scattering and Fluorescence for an Optically Thin Layer; 11.2. Excitation of N2+ First Negative Bands; 11.3. Photon Scattering by Atmospheric Sodium; 11.4. Photochemistry and Ionization of Atmospheric Sodium; 11.5. Theory of the Oxygen Red Lines; 11.6. Excitation of Other Emissions; Chapter 12. Spectral Photometry of the Nightglow 12.1. Methods of Height Determinations; 12.2. Spectroscopic Temperatures; 12.3. Intensities, Polarization, and Geographic and Time Variations; Chapter 13. Excitation of the Nightglow; 13.1. Introduction: Mechanisms of Nightglow Excitation; 13.2. Excitation by Recombination in the Ionosphere; 13.3. Excitation by Particle Collisions; 13.4. Photochemical Reactions in an Oxygen-Nitrogen Atmosphere; 13.5. Excitation of Emissions from Minor Constituents; Appendixes; APPENDIX I: A Table of Physical Constants; APPENDIX II: The Rayleigh: A Photometric Unit for the Aurora and Airglow; APPENDIX III: A Short List of Airglow-Aurora Observing Stations |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910841884603321 |
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Marshall John <1954->
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| Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Keoeeit : the story of the aurora borealis / William Petrie
| Keoeeit : the story of the aurora borealis / William Petrie |
| Autore | Petrie, William |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford [etc.] : Pergamon Press, 1963 |
| Descrizione fisica | XII, 134 p, 8 p. di tav. : ill. ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 538.768 |
| Soggetto non controllato | Aurora polare |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNIPARTHENOPE-000010452 |
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Petrie, William
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| Oxford [etc.] : Pergamon Press, 1963 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Parthenope | ||
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The Magnetodiscs and Aurorae of Giant Planets / / edited by Karoly Szego, Nicholas Achilleos, Chris Arridge, Sarah Badman, Peter Delamere, Denis Grodent, Margaret Galland Kivelson, Philippe Louarn
| The Magnetodiscs and Aurorae of Giant Planets / / edited by Karoly Szego, Nicholas Achilleos, Chris Arridge, Sarah Badman, Peter Delamere, Denis Grodent, Margaret Galland Kivelson, Philippe Louarn |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
| Disciplina | 538.768 |
| Collana | Space Sciences Series of ISSI |
| Soggetto topico |
Space sciences
Planetology Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) |
| ISBN | 1-4939-3395-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Giant Planet Magnetodiscs and Aurorae-An Introduction; Planetary Magnetodiscs: Some Unanswered Questions; Introduction; Magnetodisc Formation; Magnetodisc Motion; MHD Waves and Plasma Sheet Flapping?; What Force Dominates in Producing the Magnetodiscs of the Giant Planets?; The Source of Pressure Anisotropy; Dawn-Dusk Asymmetries of the Plasma Sheet; Out ow in the Tail; Summary; Acknowledgements; References; A Brief Review of Ultraviolet Auroral Emissions on Giant Planets; Introduction; General Characteristics of the Giant Gas Planets Aurorae
First Detections of Aurora on Giant Gas PlanetsAtmospheric Origins of the Giant Planets UV Aurora; Other Wavelength Ranges; Jupiter; Current Understanding; Main Components of Jupiter's Aurora; Northern and Southern Polar Regions; The Main Emission (Oval); Overall Shape and Origin; Discontinuity; The Secondary Emissions; Overall Shape and Origin; Signatures of Injections; The Satellites Footprints; The Polar Emissions; Active Region; Dark Region; Swirl Region; Nightside and Polar Dawn Spots; Saturn; Current Understanding; Main Components of Saturn's Aurora; The Main (Ring of) Emission Emissions Poleward of the Main EmissionEmissions Equatorward of the Main Emission; Spots; Outer Emission; The Enceladus Footprint; The Ice Giants; Uranus; Neptune; Conclusion; Jupiter and Saturn; Uranus and Neptune; The Juno mission; Acknowledgements; References; Solar Wind and Internally Driven Dynamics: In uences on Magnetodiscs and Auroral Responses; Introduction; Mass and Energy Flow in Planetary Magnetodiscs; Sources; Plasma Transport and Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling; Suprathermal Particles in Planetary Magnetodiscs; Magnetopause Boundary Processes; Magnetic Reconnection Shear-Flow Driven InstabilitiesAuroral Signatures; Dynamics of Internally-Driven Aurora; The Satellite Footprints; Outer Emissions; Main Emissions/Main Oval; Dynamics of the Polar Aurora; Jupiter; Saturn; Solar Wind In uence; Jupiter; Saturn; Global Modeling of the Giant Planet Magnetospheres; Global Modeling Techniques and Limitations; Global Modeling Results; Global Con guration; Global Dynamics (Magnetospheric Responses to Solar Wind Driving); Plasma Loss from the Magnetosphere; Summary; Acknowledgements; References Auroral Processes at the Giant Planets: Energy Deposition, Emission Mechanisms, Morphology and SpectraIntroduction: Key Magnetospheric Regions and Interactions; Jupiter; Saturn; Response of the Ionosphere to Auroral Forcing at the Giant Planets; Energy Deposition of Precipitating Auroral Particles; Energetic Electrons; Models of Suprathermal Electron Transport; Electron Production Rate; Energetic Ions; Models of Suprathermal Ion Transport; Comparison Between Electron and Ion Energy Deposition; Ionospheric Response to Auroral Forcing; Electron Densities; Observations of Electron Density Ionospheric Models |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254636503321 |
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The airglow and the aurorae : a symposium held at Belfast in september 1955 / editors E. B. Armstrong and A. Dalgarno
| The airglow and the aurorae : a symposium held at Belfast in september 1955 / editors E. B. Armstrong and A. Dalgarno |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London & New York : Pergamon Press, [1955] |
| Descrizione fisica | ix, 420 p. ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 538.768 |
| Collana | Special supplements to Journal of Atmospheric and terrestrial physics |
| Soggetto non controllato | Atmosfera |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNIPARTHENOPE-000010501 |
| London & New York : Pergamon Press, [1955] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Parthenope | ||
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