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almafu_9958130324902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (499 p.)
ISBN:
0-323-14809-3
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1-299-36394-6
Serie:
Pure and applied physics ; 43-1
Inhalt:
Applied Atomic Collision Physics
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Applied Atomic Collision Physics: Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Treatise Preface; Preface; Chapter 1. Upper Atmospheric Physics-Introduction; Chapter 2. The Structure of the Terrestrial Atmosphere at Middle Latitudes; I. The Neutral Atmosphere; II. lonization in the Thermosphere-The Main Ionosphere; III. Some Basic Data on Upper Atmospheric Atoms and Molecules; References; Chapter 3. The Photochemistry of the Midlatitude Ionosphere; I. The Formation of the Ionosphere; II. The Atmosphere Explorer Satellites
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III. The Solar XUV RadiationIV. Rate of Electron and Ion Production in the Thermosphere; V. Penetration of Different Wavelengths into the Atmosphere; VI. Electron Recombination; VII. Ionic Reaction Rates; VIII. Application of Laboratory Data to Photochemistry of the Main Ionosphere; IX. The F2 Region; References; Chapter 4. The Thermal Balance in the Thermosphere at Middle Latitudes; I. Introduction; II. General Description of the Thermal Balance Associated with Solar UV Radiation; III. The Electron and Ion Temperatures
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IV. The Electron and Ion Temperature in the F Region- Comparison with ObservationReferences; Chapter 5. Atomic Collisions and the Lower Ionosphere at Midlatitudes; I. Introduction; II. The Temperature Structure below 120 km; III. The Atmospheric Composition in the Mesophere and Lower Thermosphere; IV. Production of the E Region; V. Ionizing Radiation below 90 km; VI. The Normal D Region; VII. The Winter Anomaly; VIII. Disturbance of the D Region by Solar Flares; IX. Meteor Ionization; References; Chapter 6. Airglow and Auroras; I. Lines; II. Band Systems; III. Continuum
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IV. Resonant and Fluorescent ScatteringV. Photoelectrons; VI. Lines; VII. Band Systems; VIII. Impact Excitation; IX. Chemical-Ionic Sources; X. Proton Auroras; References; Chapter 7. The High Latitude Ionosphere, the Exosphere, and the Magnetosphere; I. The High Latitude Ionosphere; II. Photochemistry of the F Region in the Presence of a Diffuse Aurora; III. Model Studies of the High Latitude F Region- the Effect of Electric Fields; IV. The Light Ions, H+ and He+, and the Polar Wind; V. The Escape of Hydrogen from the Earth; VI. The Helium Escape Problem; VII. Polar Cap Absorption Events
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VIII. Ions in the MagnetosphereReferences; Chapter 8. The Ionospheres of the Planets and Other Bodies of the Solar System; I. Introduction; II. The Inner Planets from Spacecraft; III. General Description of the Upper Atmospheres and Ionospheres of Mars and Venus; IV. Interaction of the Solar Wind with the Planetary Ionospheres; V. Atmospheric Composition and Temperature; VI. The Electron Concentration in the Planetary Ionospheres; VII. The Ion Composition in the Planetary Ionospheres; VIII. The Electron and Ion Temperatures; IX. Photochemistry of the Planetary Ionospheres
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X. The Day Airglow: Mars and Venus
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-12-478801-7
Sprache:
Englisch
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