Low-Frequency Waves in Space Plasmas

Low-Frequency Waves in Space Plasmas
Author: Andreas Keiling
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2016-04-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1119054958

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Low-frequency waves in space plasmas have been studied for several decades, and our knowledge gain has been incremental with several paradigm-changing leaps forward. In our solar system, such waves occur in the ionospheres and magnetospheres of planets, and around our Moon. They occur in the solar wind, and more recently, they have been confirmed in the Sun’s atmosphere as well. The goal of wave research is to understand their generation, their propagation, and their interaction with the surrounding plasma. Low-frequency Waves in Space Plasmas presents a concise and authoritative up-to-date look on where wave research stands: What have we learned in the last decade? What are unanswered questions? While in the past waves in different astrophysical plasmas have been largely treated in separate books, the unique feature of this monograph is that it covers waves in many plasma regions, including: Waves in geospace, including ionosphere and magnetosphere Waves in planetary magnetospheres Waves at the Moon Waves in the solar wind Waves in the solar atmosphere Because of the breadth of topics covered, this volume should appeal to a broad community of space scientists and students, and it should also be of interest to astronomers/astrophysicists who are studying space plasmas beyond our Solar System.

Handbook of the Solar-Terrestrial Environment

Handbook of the Solar-Terrestrial Environment
Author: Yohsuke Kamide
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2007-08-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540463151

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As a star in the universe, the Sun is constantly releas- cover a wide range of time and spatial scales, making ?? ing energy into space, as much as ?. ? ?? erg/s. Tis observations in the solar-terrestrial environment c- energy emission basically consists of three modes. Te plicated and the understanding of processes di?cult. ?rst mode of solar energy is the so-called blackbody ra- In the early days, the phenomena in each plasma diation, commonly known as sunlight, and the second region were studied separately, but with the progress mode of solar electromagnetic emission, such as X rays of research, we realized the importance of treating and UV radiation, is mostly absorbed above the Earth’s the whole chain of processes as an entity because of stratosphere. Te third mode of solar energy emission is strong interactions between various regions within in the form of particles having a wide range of energies the solar-terrestrial system. On the basis of extensive from less than ? keV to more than ? GeV. It is convenient satellite observations and computer simulations over to group these particles into lower-energy particles and thepasttwo decades, it hasbecomepossibleto analyze higher-energy particles, which are referred to as the so- speci?cally the close coupling of di?erent regions in the lar wind and solar cosmic rays, respectively. solar-terrestrial environment.

Ultra-low Frequency Waves in the Magnetosphere

Ultra-low Frequency Waves in the Magnetosphere
Author: Lasse Boy Novock Clausen
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2009
Genre:
ISBN:

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Ultra-low frequency waves, i.e. pulsations between 0.1 and 1,000 mHz, are an inherent feature of space plasmas. These plasmas are largely collisionless and hence waves play an important role as an agent to transfer energy, mass and momentum. This work explores some of the wave's features in the Earth's magnetosphere using several different measurement techniques located in different regions. The first of the three case studies presented describes results from an experiment involving an ionospheric heating facility located on Svalbard. The SPace Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR) facility periodically changed the ionospheric conductivities, superimposing a AC component on a background DC current. Thus the heated patch acted as a giant virtual antenna, emitting Alfv?n waves which were detected by ground-based magnetometers in the vicinity of the heater. The following two case studies investigate naturally occurring waves, using both space- and ground-based instruments. In both cases waves generated at the bow shock penetrated into the magnetospheric cavity where they interacted with the local plasma and magnetic field. Whereas in the first case the propagation path of one individual wave packet is analysed, the last data chapter discusses the generation of Alfv?nic continuum by upstream generated waves.

Hydromagnetic Waves in the Magnetosphere and the Ionosphere

Hydromagnetic Waves in the Magnetosphere and the Ionosphere
Author: Leonid S. Alperovich
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2007-12-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402066376

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Here is a fascinating text that integrates topics pertaining to all scales of the MHD-waves, emphasizing the linkages between the ULF-waves below the ionosphere on the ground and magnetospheric MHD-waves. It will be most helpful to graduate and post-graduate students, familiar with advanced calculus, who study the science of MHD-waves in the magnetosphere and ionosphere. The book deals with Ultra-Low-Frequency (ULF)-electromagnetic waves observed on the Earth and in Space.