Auroral dynamics and space weather. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yongliang Zhang, Larry Paxton.
• Authors: Zhang, Yongliang; Paxton, Larry
• Contents: Contributors vii Preface xi Part I: Aurora Types and Dynamics 1 1 Investigations of the Many Distinct Types of Auroras; Christopher A Colpitts 3 2 Quasiperiodic Aurora: Outstanding Problems and Recent Results; Eric J Lund 19 3 Inverted?]V Auroral Arcs and Alfvén Waves; Christopher C Chaston 29 4 Auroral Arcs and Ion Outflow; Romain Maggiolo 39 5 Isolated Proton Auroras and Pc1/EMIC Waves at Subauroral Latitudes; Kaori Sakaguchi, Kazuo Shiokawa, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, and Martin Connors 59 6 Dynamics of the Dayside Aurora as Viewed from the South Pole; Donald J McEwen, Gulamabas Gulamhusen Sivjee, and Yongliang Zhang 71 7 Structures in Polar Rain Auroras; Yongliang Zhang, Larry J Paxton, and Hyosub Kil 81 8 Dynamics Related to Plasmasheet Flow Bursts as Revealed from the Aurora; Larry R Lyons, Yukitoshi Nishimura, Beatrice Gallardo?]Lacourt, Ying Zou, Eric F Donovan, Stephen Mende, Vassills Angelopoulos, John M Ruohoniemi, Kathryn A McWilliams, Don L Hampton, and Michael J Nicolls 95 9 Role of Multiple Atmospheric Reflections in Formation of Electron Distribution Function in the Diffuse Aurora Region; George V Khazanov, Elizabeth W Himwich, Alex Glocer, and David G Sibeck 115 Part II: Hemispheric Conjugacy of Auroras 131 10 Mechanisms that Produce Auroral Asymmetries in Conjugate Hemispheres; Nikolai Østgaard, Jone Peter Reistad, Paul Tenfjord, Karl Magnus Laundal, Kristian Snekvik, Steve Milan, and Stein Haaland 133 11 Interhemispheric Symmetries and Asymmetries of Aurora from Ground?]Based Conjugate Observations; Natsuo Sato, Akira Kadokura, Tetsuo Motoba, Keisuke Hosokawa, Gunnlaugur Björnsson, and Thorsteinn Saemundsson 145 Part III: Substorm Aurora 163 12 Magnetospheric Substorm Onset by Current Disruption Processes; Anthony T Y Lui 165 13 Substorm Auroral Dynamics Reproduced by Advanced Global Magnetosphere−Ionosphere (M–I) Coupling Simulation; Takashi Tanaka 177 Part IV: Radio Aurora 191 14 The Radar Aurora; David L Hysell 193 15 GPS Phase Scintillation at High Latitudes during Two Geomagnetic Storms; Paul Prikryl, Reza Ghoddousi?]Fard, John M Ruohoniemi, and Evan G Thomas 211 16 Radio Absorption in Auroral Region; John K Hargreaves 233 17 Auroral Kilometric Radiation: Polarization and Spectra Observed Far from Earth; Kozo Hashimoto, Yoshitaka Goto, Yoshiya Kasahara, Hiroshi Matsumoto, and Roger R Anderson 255 Part V: Auroral Models and Predictions 275 18 Auroral Precipitation Models and Space Weather; Patrick T Newell, Kan Liou, Yongliang Zhang, Thomas S Sotirelis, Larry J Paxton, and Elizabeth J Mitchell 277 19 Space Weather Products and Tools Used in Auroral Monitoring and Forecasting at CCMC/SWRC; Yihua Zheng and Lutz Rastaetter 291 Index 303
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Washington, D.C : American Geophysical Union
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 538.768; Auroras; Space environment
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118978726; 9781118978733
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