Plasma sources of solar system magnetospheres
Title:
Plasma sources of solar system magnetospheres
Author:
Nagy, Andrew (Andrew F.).
ISBN:
9781493935437
Publication Information:
New York : Springer, c2016.
Physical Description:
295 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Series:
Space sciences series of ISSI ; 52
Space sciences series of ISSI ; 52.
Series Title:
Space sciences series of ISSI ;
General Note:
"Previously published in Space Science Reviews, volume 192, issues 1-4, 2015."
Contents:
Foreword -- The role of the ionosphere in providing plasma to the terrestrial magnetosphere : a historical perspective -- A review of general physical and chemical processes related to plasma sources and losses for solar system magnetospheres -- Plasma sources in planetary magnetospheres : Mercury -- The Earth : plasma sources, losses and transport processes -- Jupiter's magnetosphere: plasma sources and transport -- Saturn plasma sources and associated transport processes -- Comparison of plasma sources in solar system magnetospheres.
Subject:
| Planets -- Magnetospheres. |
| Solar atmosphere. |
| Space plasmas. |