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Auroral Plasma Physics (Space Sciences Series of ISSI) [Hardcover]

G�tz Paschmann (Editor), Stein Haaland (Editor), Rudolf Treumann (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 1402009631 | ISBN-13: 978-1402009631 | Publication Date: March 31, 2003 | Edition: 1

This volume gives a broad synthesis of the current knowledge and understanding of the plasma physics behind the aurora. The aurora is not only one of the most spectacular natural phenomena on Earth, but the underlying physical processes are expected to be ubiquitous in the plasma universe. Recognizing the enormous progress made over the last decade) through in situ and groundbased measurements as well as theoretical modelling, it seemed timely to write the first comprehensive and integrated book on the subject. Recent advances concern the clarification of the nature of the acceleration process of the electrons that are responsible for the visible aurora, the recognition of the fundamental role of the large-scale current systems in organizing the auroral morphology, and of the interplay between particles and electromagnetic fields.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } This volume gives a broad synthesis of the current knowledge and understanding of the plasma physics behind the aurora. The aurora is not only one of the most spectacular natural phenomena on Earth, but the underlying physical processes are expected to be ubiquitous in the plasma universe. Recognizing the enormous progress made over the last decade) through in situ and groundbased measurements as well as theoretical modelling, it seemed timely to write the first comprehensive and integrated book on the subject. Recent advances concern the clarification of the nature of the acceleration process of the electrons that are responsible for the visible aurora, the recognition of the fundamental role of the large-scale current systems in organizing the auroral morphology, and of the interplay between particles and electromagnetic fields.

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Hardcover: 500 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (March 31, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402009631
ISBN-13: 978-1402009631
Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.3 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,428,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
upward current region, upgoing electrons, downward current region, auroral bulge, field line resonances, omega hands, auroral particle acceleration, ion heating region, transpolar arc, auroral acceleration region, auroral plasma physics, auroral current system, auroral electron acceleration, dayside plasma sheet, nightside polar cap boundary, perpendicular electrostatic shocks, ion conics, polar cap arcs, substorm current wedge, auroral cavity, auroral electrodynamics, downgoing electrons, auroral field lines, potential drop region, main auroral oval

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After Marklund, Hubble Space Telescope, Valiance Jones

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Auroral Plasma Dynamics (Geophysical Monograph) by Robert L. Lysak in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Advanced Space Plasma Physics by Rudolf A. Treumann in Back Matter
Transport Across the Boundaries of the Magnetosphere (Space Sciences Series of ISSI) by Bengt Hultqvist in Back Matter
Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (Physics & Chemistry in Space) by Y. Kamide in Back Matter
Theory of Space Plasma Microinstabilities (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series) by S. Peter Gary in Back Matter

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Earth Gravity Field from Space - from Sensors to Earth Sciences (Space Sciences Series of ISSI) by G. Beutler in Back Matter
Outer Magnetospheric Boundaries: Cluster Results (Space Sciences Series of ISSI) by Goetz Paschmann in Back Matter
Solar System History from Isotopic Signatures of Volatile Elements (Space Sciences Series of ISSI) by R. Kallenbach in Back Matter

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