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Syun-Ichi Akasofu 
Exploring the Secrets of the Aurora 

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This book describes the history of the progress made in auroral science and magnetospheric physics by providing examples of ideas, controversies, struggles, acceptance, and success in some instances. The author, a distinguished auroral scientist, fully describes his experiences in characterizing and explaining auroral phenomena. The volume also includes beautiful full-color photos of the aurora.

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Table of Content

Search for the Unknown Quantity in the Solar Wind.- Confronting Paradigms: Aurora Research During the Early Space Age.- Realizing the Dream of Our Pioneers: Polar Magnetic Substorms and the Associated Current System.- Synthesis of Magnetospheric Substorm Phenomena.- Planetary Magnetic Fields: Is the Earth’s Dipole Really Off-Centered and Inclined?.- Recurrent Geomagnetic Disturbances and the Solar Wind.- Myth of the Emerging Flux Tubes: Sunspots and Solar Flares.- Space Weather Research.- Beyond the Inner Heliosphere: The Magnetic Field Structure of the Outer Heliosphere: A Three-Dimensional Model.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 288 ● ISBN 9780387450971 ● File size 82.4 MB ● Age 02-99 years ● Publisher Springer New York ● City NY ● Country US ● Published 2007 ● Edition 2 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2145145 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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