The Solar-Terrestrial Environment: An Introduction to Geospace - The Science of the Terrestrial Upper Atmosphere, Ionosphere, and Magnetosphere

The book begins with three introductory chapters that provide some basic physics and explain the principles of physical investigation. The principal material contained in the main part of the book covers the neutral and ionized upper atmosphere, the magnetosphere, and structures, dynamics, disturbances, and irregularities. The concluding chapter deals with technological applications. The account is introductory, at a level suitable for readers with a basic background in engineering or physics. The intent is to present basic concepts, and for that reason, the mathematical treatment is not complex. SI units are given throughout, with helpful notes on cgs units where these are likely to be encountered in the research literature. This book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are taking introductory courses on upper atmospheric, ionospheric, or magnetospheric physics. This is a successor to The Upper Atmosphere and Solar-Terrestrial Relations, published in 1979.

Author: John Keith Hargreaves
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/18/1995
Pages: 436
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9780521427371

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