Magnetospheric Physics : Proceedings of the Advanced Summer Institute Held at Sheffield, U.K., August 1973 /
This book contains the lectures presented at the Summer Advanced Study Institute, 'Earth's Particles and Fields' which was held at the University of Sheffield, England, during the period August 13-24, 1973. One hundred thirty nine persons from sixteen different countries attended the...
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1974
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| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library, A Series of Books on the Recent Developments of Space Science and of General Geophysics and Astrophysics Published in Connection with the Journal Space Science Reviews, ;
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Table of Contents:
- I: Institute Summary
- Institute Summary
- II: Structure and Characteristics of the Magnetosphere
- The Reconnecting Magnetosphere
- Neutral Line in the Magnetotail
- Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Coupling
- On the Topology of the Geomagnetic Field
- The Speed, Density, and Flux Variations in Large-Scale Solar Wind Disturbances
- Theory of the Jovian Radiation Belts
- Pitch Angle Distributions of Energetic Electrons in the Equatorial Regions of the Outer Magnetosphere
- OGO-5 Observations
- The Pitch Angle Distribution of>40 keV Electrons
- Pitch Angle Diffusion of Relativistic Electrons in the Plasma-sphere
- L Dependent Peaks in the Energy Spectra of Electrons Precipitating from the Inner Belt
- Morphology of Energetic O+ in the Magnetosphere
- III: Plasma Convection and Electric Fields
- Substorm Injection Boundaries
- Field Aligned Currents in the Magnetosphere
- Calculations of Magnetospheric Electric Fields
- The Plasma Sheet in the Evening Sector
- Mother-Daughter Rocket Studies of Low Energy Electrons Near Auroral Arcs
- Auroral Electrons Observed Using a Mother-Daughter Rocket
- IV: Wave-Particle Interactions
- Wave-Particle Interaction
- Some Laboratory Observations
- Spacecraft Studies of VLF Emissions
- Wave-Particle Interactions Near the Geostationary Orbit
- Crude Approximations to Some Aspects of Three-Dimensional Magnetospheric Dynamics
- Plasma Instability Modes Related to the Earth's Bow Shock
- Perturbation of a Wave Field by an Irregularity in a Magneto-Plasma
- Monochromatic Waves and Inhomogeneity Effects
- A Self-Consistent Theory of Triggered VLF Emissions
- V: Substorm Phenomena
- Ground Based Magnetic Signatures of the Phases of Magnetospheric Substorms
- Critical Problems in Establishing the Morphology of Substorms in Space
- The Dynamics of Auroral Absorption
- Polar Cap Optical Aurora Seen from ISIS-2
- Remarks on the Growth Phase of Substorms
- Spatial and Temporal Variations of ULF Disturbances Near L=4 During a Magnetic Storm
- VI: Conclusions
- Conclusions
- Index of Subjects