Geomagnetic Micropulsations (Physics and Chemistry in Space)
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3642868304 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 179 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There has in recent years been a tremendous increase in both the quantity and quality of data and also many theoretical ad vances in our understanding of the phenomenon. Throughout this anisotropic and inhomogeneous plasma, natural and man-made electromagnetic energy propagates in a wide variety of modes and frequency bands. This book was essen tially completed by the end of April 1969 and tries to give a summary of the subject up to that time. Undoubtedly there will be further progress in both areas but it seems worthwhile now to review both our knowledge and our ignorance. The Earth is enclosed in the magnetosphere, a hollow carved out of the solar wind by the Earth's magnetic field. This book is concerned with that class of natural signals called geomagnetic micropulsations-short period (usually of the order of seconds or minutes) fluctuations of the Earth's magnetic field.. 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. Above the ionosphere there is a very tenuous
"Good classic text" according to Jacob Bortnik. This is a good, classic text dealing with Ultra-Low-Frequency (ULF) magnetic pulsations, and forms essential reading for anyone entering the field at the graduate school level or beyond. Some familiarity is assumed with plasma physics, MHD and electromagnetism without which the reader may find some parts confusing.