Overview

IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration) is the first NASA MIDEX mission and the first mission dedicated to imaging the Earth's magnetosphere. It will obtain the first global images of the plasmas that populate the Earth's inner magnetosphere, using new techniques of neutral atom imaging, ultraviolet imaging, and radio sounding. With these images, space scientists will be able to observe, in a way never before possible, the large-scale dynamics of the magnetosphere as its constituent plasma regimes respond to solar-wind-induced variations. Written for both experimentalists and theorists in the field of magnetospheric physics, this volume offers detailed descriptions of the imaging instruments on board the IMAGE spacecraft and of the innovative modelling and image inversion techniques that will be employed in the interpretation of the data. Also included are chapters on the IMAGE science objectives, the spacecraft design and capabilities, science and mission operations, and the processing and distribution of IMAGE's nonproprietary data products. This text is a publicly available resource providing complete and authoritative documentation of the IMAGE instrumentation and science investigation. Short Text (Abstract): IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration) is the first NASA MIDEX mission and the first mission dedicated to imaging the Earth's magnetosphere. This volume offers detailed descriptions of the IMAGE instrumentation and of the image inversion techniques used to interpret the data. Also included are chapters on the IMAGE science objectives, the spacecraft design and capabilities, science and mission operations, and the processing and distribution of IMAGE's nonproprietary data products.

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Author:   James L. Burch
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.517kg
ISBN:  

9780792361114

ISBN 10:   0792361113
Pages:   506
Publication Date:   29 February 2000
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

IMAGE Mission Overview.- The IMAGE Observatory.- Overview of the IMAGE Science Objectives and Mission Phases.- High Energy Neutral Atom (HENA) Imager for the IMAGE Mission.- Medium Energy Neutral Atom (NENA) Imager for the IMAGE Mission.- The Low Energy Neutral Atom Imager for IMAGE.- The Extreme Ultraviolet Imager Investigation for the IMAGE Mission.- Far Ultraviolet Imaging from the IMAGE Spacecraft: 1. System Design.- Far Ultraviolet Imaging from the IMAGE Spacecraft: 2. Wideband FUV Imaging.- Far Ultraviolet Imaging from the IMAGE Spacecraft: 3. Spectral Imaging of Lyman-? and OI 135.6 nm.- The Radio Plasma Imager Investigation on the IMAGE Spacecraft.- Radio Plasma Imager Simulations and Measurements.- Investigations of Irregularities in Remote Plasma Regions by Radio Sounding: Applications of the Radio Plasma Imager on IMAGE.- Deconvolution of Energetic Neutral Atom Images of the Earth’s Magnetosphere.- Extraction of Ion Distributions from Magnetospheric ENA and EUV Images.- The IMAGE High-Resolution Data Set.- The IMAGE Science and Mission Operations Center.- The IMAGE/ POETRY Education and Public Outreach Program.

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