Auroral Physics (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

This volume surveys our current scientific understanding of the terrestrial aurora. It is organized into eleven reviews detailing theoretical and observational aspects of characteristic auroral morphologies, and how these in turn are organized according to local time, latitude, and activity level. Popular descriptions often attribute the aurora to the interaction of charged particles from the solar wind with atoms in the upper atmosphere. In fact, most auroras are not the result of direct entry of solar wind particles. Rather, as detailed in this volume, auroral particle acceleration and generation of auroral forms occur primarily within the magnetosphere. Importantly, many key aspects of the aurora - most notably, the physical mechanisms responsible for the generation of discrete arcs - are still unexplained, and auroral physics continues to be an active area of scientific research. Each review chapter therefore includes a summary of open questions for further investigation. Providing the first comprehensive review of the terrestrial aurora in two decades, this book will aid both active researchers and newcomers interested in understanding the current state of the field. Previously published Space Science Reviews in the Topical Collection "Auroral Physics"

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Space Sciences Series of ISSI, 78
Release date:	September 2022
First published:	2021
Editors:	David J. Knudsen • Joseph E Borovsky • Tomas Karlsson • Ryuho Kataoka • Noora Partamies
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	409
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-9402421248
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Geophysics Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics
LSN:	9402421246
Barcode:	9789402421248

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