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Author:   R.L. Carovillano ,  J.M. Forbes
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1983 ed.
Volume:   104
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.517kg
ISBN:  

9789027716323

ISBN 10:   9027716323
Pages:   859
Publication Date:   31 August 1983
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Solar-Terrestrial System.- Solar System Magnetohydrodynamics: Concepts and Basic Equations.- Solar System Magnetohydrodynamics.- Solar and Interplanetary Physics.- Generation of Solar Magnetic Fields.- Cyclonic Convection.- Heating Of the Outer Solar Atmosphere.- Idealized Problem.- Hydromagnetic Waves in the Interplanetary Medium.- Solar Cosmic Rays — Their Injection, Acceleration, and Propagation.- Solar Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays.- The Acceleration of Energetic Particles in the Solar Wind.- Magnetospheric Physics.- Large-Scale Morphology of the Magnetosphere.- Magnetic Field Line Merging: Basic Concepts.- Solar-Wind Magnetosphere Coupling.- The Quasi-Static (Slow-Flow) Region of the Magnetosphere.- Global MHD Model of the Earth’s Magnetosphere.- Origins and Consequences of Parallel Electric Fields.- Electrostatic Ion Acoustic Waves.- Hydromagnetic Waves in the Magnetosphere.- Comparative Magnetospheres.- The Use and Misuse of Statistical Analyses.- Upper Atmospheric Physics.- Thermospheric Dynamics and Electrodynamics.- The Terrestrial Ionosphere.- Photochemical Processes in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere.- Physics of the Mesopause Region.- Auroral Excitation and Energy Dissipation.- Small-Scale Structure in the Earth1s Ionosphere: Theory and Numerical Simulation.- Comparative Ionospheres.- II. The Outer Planets.

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'...highly recommended for graduate students and researchers in space physics.' Eos (October 1985)

`...highly recommended for graduate students and researchers in space physics.' Eos (October 1985)

...highly recommended for graduate students and researchers in space physics.' Eos (October 1985)

'...highly recommended for graduate students and researchers in space physics.' Eos (October 1985)

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