Sandholt / Carlson / Egeland Dayside and Polar Cap Aurora

2002
ISBN: 978-0-306-47969-4
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 270, 287 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

The auroral emissions in the upper atmosphere of the polar regions of the Earth are evidence of the capture of energetic particles from the Sun, streaming by the Earth as the solar wind. These auroral emissions, then, are a window to outer space, and can provide us with valuable information about electrodynamic coupling processes between the solar wind and the Earth's ionosphere and upper atmosphere. Studying the physics of these phenomena extends our understanding of our plasma universe. Ground-based remote-sensing techniques, able to monitor continuously the variations in the signatures of aurorae, in combination with in-situ satellite and rocket measurements, promise to advance dramatically our understanding of the physical processes taking place at the interface of the atmospheres of the Earth and the Sun. Decoding their complexity brings us closer to reliable prediction of communication environments, especially at high latitudes. This understanding, in turn, will help us resolve problems of communication and navigation across polar regions.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sandholt, Per Even

Carlson, H.C.

Egeland, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Auroral Physics: The Preamble.- Near-Earth Space and Dayside Aurora.- Optical Aurora.- Dayside Auroral Forms and Activities.- Morphology of Polar-Cap Sun-Aligned Arcs.- Theory of Polar-Cap Sun-Aligned Arcs.