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Author:   A. Nishida
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1982 ed.
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9789027713452

ISBN 10:   9027713456
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   31 August 1982
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Origin of Magnetospheric Plasma.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Atmospheric Source of Magnetospheric Plasma.- 3 Temperature of the Atmospheric Plasma.- 4 Transport and Heating Effects of Photoelectrons.- 5 Plasma from Jupiter’s Satellite Io.- 6 Entry of Solar-Wind Plasma into the Plasma Sheet.- References.- 2 Interaction of the Solar Wind with the Dayside Magnetosphere.- 1 Solar Wind Flow around the Magnetopause.- 2 The Bow Shock.- 3 The Boundary Layer.- 4 Evidence for Reconnection at the Magnetopause.- 5 Microprocesses Related to Reconnection.- References.- 3 Magnetospheric Tail Dynamics.- 1 Introduction: Model of the Equilibrium Neutral Sheet.- 2 Microinstabilities of the Quiet Magnetospheric Tail.- 3 Tearing Instability of the Magnetospheric Tail as the Mechanism for Substorms.- 4 Magnetospheric Bursts of Energetic Particles.- 5 Macroscopic Consequences of the Ion Tearing Mode Instability in the Magnetotail.- References.- Appendix: Tearing Mode Stabilization in a Two-Dimensional Plasma Sheet Configuration with Magnetized Electrons.- 4 Auroral Physics.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Primary Energy Sources of Auroras.- 3 Double Layers: Acceleration Mechanism.- 4 Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling: Auroral Arcs.- 5 Auroral Kilometric Radiation.- 6 Closing Remarks.- References.- 5 Electrostatic Waves and the Strong Diffusion of Magnetospheric Electrons.- Abstract.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Outline.- 3 Two Problems of Coupled Spatial Transport and Pitch Angle Diffusion.- 4 General Properties of Electrostatic Waves in a Magnetized Plasma.- 5 Free Energy Sources for Magnetospheric Electron Cyclotron Harmonic Instabilities.- 6 A Parametric Study of Convective Loss Cone Instabilities.- 7 Observations of Magnetospheric VLF Electric Fields.- 8 Comparisons between Linear Theory and Observation.- 9 SomeNonlinear Considerations.- 10 Concluding Remarks.- References.

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