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Author:   F. Delobeau ,  J. Rountree Lesh
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1971 ed.
Volume:   28
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9789027702081

ISBN 10:   902770208
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   31 December 1971
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

I. The Earth in Space.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Historical Survey.- 3. The Structure of the Atmosphere.- 4. The Neutral Gas.- 5. The Ionized Gas.- 6. The Van Allen Belts.- 7. The Frontier.- II. The Terrestrial Magnetic Field.- 1. Description of the Earth’s Magnetic Field.- 2. Electrically Charged Particles and the Magnetic Field.- 3. Electromagnetic Waves in an Ionized Medium and in the Presence of the Earth’s Magnetic Field.- III. The Terrestrial Ionosphere.- 1. Solar Radiation.- 2. Formation of the Ionosphere.- 3. The Lower Ionosphere.- 4. The High Ionosphere.- 5. Dynamics of the Ionosphere.- IV. The Outer Ionosphere and the Van Allen Belts.- 1. General Considerations.- 2. The Exosphere and the Upper Ionosphere.- 3. The Van Allen Belts.- V. The Borders of the Terrestrial Environment.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Solar Wind and the Interplanetary Magnetic Field.- 3. The Magnetopause.- 4. The Shock Front.- 5. The Earth’s Magnetic Tail.- VI. Disturbances in the Atmosphere.- 1. Electromagnetic Emission from the Active Sun and Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances.- 2. Corpuscular Emission from the Active Sun.- 3. Solar Cosmic Rays and Polar Cap Absorption.- 4. Magnetic and Ionospheric Storms.- 5. Polar Aurorae.- 6. Theory of Storms and Aurorae.- VII. Micrometeorites.- 1. Micrometeorites and Their Detection.- 2. Meteoritic Astronomy.- 3. The Direct Study of Micrometeorites.- 4. Origin of the Micrometeorites.

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