Magnetospheric Plasma Sources and Losses: Final Report of the Issi Study Project on Source and Loss Processes

ISBN-13: 9780792358466 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 482 str.

Bengt Hultqvist; Marit Cieroset; Gc6tz Paschmann

Opis

The present sixth volume of ISSI Space Sciences Series is the outcome of the most ambitious study project of ISSI hitherto, that on 'Source and Loss Processes of Magnetospheric Plasma'. The goal has been to produce a fully integrated book on the subject, which gives an authoritative overview of all aspects of the topic in a well organized form, useful and readable both for active researchers in the field and for young scientists who are starting their research in space physics. In order to represent the full diversity of experience and perspective that exists in the science community, some 50 leading scientists from allover the world were invited to participate in the project and contribute to the text. With the scientific competence well in hand, the dominating problem in producing the book has been to achieve a degree of consistency in style, nomenclature, notations and format, as well as good cross referencing. To what degree we have succeeded in reaching our goal of delivering a volume that will be useful to the community in both its comprehensiveness and readability remains to be decided by the readers. The book is the outcome of a three year long process. In December 1995 the study project on 'Source and Loss Processes of Magnetospheric Plasma' was se lected by ISSI after consultations with several groups of senior representatives of the space physics community."

Spis treści

Foreword. 1. Introduction; B. Hultqvist. 2. Source processes in the high-latitude ionosphere; T.E. Moore, et al. 3. Processes leading to plasma losses into the high-latitude atmosphere; L.R. Lyons, et al. 4. Source and loss processes in the inner magnetosphere; M. Blanc, et al. 5. Plasma transfer processes at the magnetopause; D.G. Sibeck, et al. 6. Source and loss processes in the magnetotail; R. Walker, et al. 7. Contributions of different source and loss processes to the magnetospheric plasma content; B. Hultqvist, et al. 8. Magnetospheric plasma sources and losses: future directions; R. Walker, et al. Appendix A: Simulation Models; R. Walker, L. Zelenyi. Appendix B: Diffusive Processes; R.A. Treumann, N. Sckopke. Appendix C: List of Symbols and Conventions Used. Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms. Index.