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Ocean Atmosphere Interaction and Climate Modeling
Av Boris A. Kagan, Alexander J. Dessler m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
1563 kr
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This 1995 text is addressed to advanced students in oceanography, meteorology and environmental sciences, as well as to professional researchers in these fields. It aims to acquaint them with advances in experimental and theoretical investigations of ocean-atmosphere interactions, a rapidly …
The Earth's Plasmasphere
Av J. F. Lemaire, K. I. Gringauz m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
2508 kr
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This is the first monograph to describe the historical development of ideas concerning the plasmasphere by the pioneering researchers themselves. The plasmasphere is a cold thermal plasma cloud encircling the Earth, terminating abruptly at a radial distance of 30,000 km over a sharp discontinuity …
Theory of Space Plasma Microinstabilities
Av S. Peter Gary, Alexander J. Dessler m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
846 kr
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The ionized material that constitutes plasma permeates almost all of the universe beyond the planets and their atmospheres and satellites. This book describes the linear theory of many different waves and instabilities that may propagate in a collisionless plasma. Electrostatic and electromagnetic …
Antarctic Meteorology and Climatology
Av J. C. King, J. Turner m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
2247 kr
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This book presents a comprehensive survey of the climatology and meteorology of Antarctica. The first section of the book reviews the methods by which we can observe the Antarctic atmosphere and presents a synthesis of climatological measurements. In the second section, the processes which maintain …
Physics of the Space Environment
Av Tamas I. Gombosi, Alexander J. Dessler m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
1807 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the sun and the planets - often termed space weather. Physics of the Space Environment explores the basic processes in the Sun, in the interplanetary medium, in the near-Earth space, and …
Physics of Solar System Plasmas
Av Thomas E. Cravens, Alexander J. Dessler m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
1710 kr
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Physics of Solar System Plasmas provides a comprehensive introduction to the plasma physics and magnetohydrodynamics that are needed to study the solar wind and magnetosphere. The text includes a broad introduction to plasma physics, including important discussions of kinetic theory, single …
Introduction to Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation
Av Martin Walt, Alexander J. Dessler m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
1465 kr
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This book is an introductory textbook on the physical processes occurring in the Earth's radiation belts. The presentation is at the advanced undergraduate or first year graduate level, and it is appropriate for students who intend to work in some aspect of magnetospheric physics. The treatment is …
Atmospheric Dynamics
Av John Green, Alexander J. Dessler m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
1237 kr
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In his book, John Green presents a unique personal insight into the fundamentals of fluid mechanics and atmospheric dynamics. Generations of students have benefited from his lectures, and this book, many years in the making, is the result of his wide teaching and research experience. The theory of …
Basics of the Solar Wind
Av Nicole Meyer-Vernet, Alexander J. Dessler m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
2769 kr
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The Sun continually ejects matter into space, blowing a huge bubble of supersonic plasma. This solar wind bathes the whole solar system and shapes all planetary environments. The growth of space technology has considerably increased our knowledge of this medium. This 2007 book presents an …
