Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling
In the past two decades a succession of direct observations by satellites, and of extensive computer simulations, has led to the realization that the polar ionosphere plays a principal role in large-scale magnetospheric processes - a manifestation of the physics linkage involved in solar-terrestrial...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1993, 1993
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1993 |
| Series: | Physics and Chemistry in Space
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Implications of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling
- 1.1 Solar Wind, Magnetosphere, and Ionosphere
- 1.2 Basic Properties of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling
- 2 Morphology of Electric Fields and Currents at High Latitudes
- 2.1 Large-Scale Current Systems
- 2.2 Electric Field and Currents Associated with Auroral Forms
- 3 Global Modeling of Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling
- 3.1 Basic Concepts
- 3.2 Simulation of Magnetospheric Convection
- 3.3 Reproduction of Observed Features
- 3.4 Coupling Models with Specific Physical Aspects
- 4 Modeling of Ionospheric Electrodynamics
- 4.1 Ionospheric Parameters Controlled by Field-Aligned Currents
- 4.2 Magnetogram-Inversion Technique
- 4.3 Formation of Auroral Arcs
- 5 Current Issues in Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling
- 5.1 The Westward Traveling Surge
- 5.2 Auroral Particle Acceleration and Parallel Electric Fields
- 5.3 Penetration of High-Latitude Electric Fields / into Low Latitudes
- 5.4 Relative Importance of Conductivities and Electric Fields.
- References