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Geomagnetic Micropulsations

The subject of geomagnetic micropulsations has developed extremely rapidly and it is difficult to know when is an appropriate time to pause and assess the sum total of our knowledge-both observational and theoretical. There has in recent years been a tremendous increase in both the quantity and qual...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobs, J. A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1970, 1970
Edition:1st ed. 1970
Series:Physics and Chemistry in Space
Subjects:
Physical Chemistry
Environmental Physics
Environmental Sciences
Physics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 The Earth’s Magnetic Field
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Transient Magnetic Variations
  • 1.3 The Magnetosphere
  • 1.4 Conjugacy
  • References
  • 2 The Morphology of Geomagnetic Micropulsations
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Classification of Micropulsations
  • 2.3 Continuous Pulsations (Pc 1)
  • 2.4 Continuous Pulsations (Pc 2/3, Pc 4, and Pc 5)
  • 2.5 Pulsations with Irregular Forms
  • References
  • 3 Magneto-Hydrodynamic Waves
  • 3.1 Alfvén Waves
  • 3.2 The Equations of Small Hydromagnetic Oscillations
  • 3.3 The Dispersion Relation
  • 3.4 Theories of Pc Oscillations
  • 3.5 Transmission of Hydromagnetic Waves Through the Ionosphere and Magnetosphere
  • References
  • 4 Theories of the Origin of Pc 1 Pulsations
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Structure of the Frequency Spectrum of Pc 1’s
  • 4.3 The Cyclotron Instability Process and the Generation of Pc 1’s
  • 4.4 Sub Classes of Pc 1’s-Non Linear Theories
  • 4.5 Propagation of Pc 1’s to Lower Latitudes
  • References
  • 5 Theories of Pc 2–5 and Pi Oscillations
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Toroidal Oscillations
  • 5.3 The Excitation Mechanism of Pc 5’s
  • 5.4 Theories of Pi’s
  • References
  • 6 Micropulsations and the Diagnostics of the Magnetosphere
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Relationship Between Micropulsations, The Solar Wind and the Dimensions of the Magnetosphere
  • 6.3 Plasma Densities in the Magnetosphere Determined from Micropulsation Measurements
  • 6.4 Micropulsations Observed in the Magnetosphere
  • References

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