ENGLISH

The Earth's plasmasphere

By J. F. Lemaire , K. I. Gringauz , D. L. Carpenter , V. Bassolo

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
1998
ISBN
9780521430913, 0521430917
LCC
QC809.P5 L46 1998
Open Library ID
OL999625M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (4572963 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
Pages
373\373
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56
Физика;Физика плазмы;Ионосфера и магнитосфера Земл

Description

The plasmasphere is the vast "doughnut-shaped" region of the magnetosphere that forms a cold thermal plasma cloud encircling the Earth, terminating abruptly at a radial distance of 30,000 km over a sharp discontinuity known as the plasmapause. This is the first monograph to describe the historical development of ideas concerning the plasmasphere by the pioneering researchers themselves. The monograph brings our picture of the plasmasphere up to date by presenting experimental and observational results of the past three decades, and mathematical and physical theories proposed to explain its formation. The volume will be invaluable for researchers in space physics and will also appeal to those interested in the history of science.

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