Nonlinear Wave and Plasma Structures in the Auroral and Subauroral Geospace

Evgeny Mishin, Anatoly Streltsov

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9780128207604
• eBook ISBN: 9780128209318
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Astronomy & Astrophysics

Nonlinear Wave and Plasma Structures in the Auroral and Subauroral Geospace presents a comprehensive examination of the self-consistent processes leading to multiscale electromagnetic and plasma structures in the magnetosphere and ionosphere near the plasmapause, particularly in the auroral and subauroral geospace. It utilizes simulations and a large number of relevant in situ measurements conducted by the most recent satellite missions, as well as ground-based optical and radar observations to verify the conclusions and analysis. Including several case studies of observations related to prominent geospacer events, the book also provides experimental and numerical results throughout the chapters to further enhance understanding of how the same physical mechanisms produce different phenomena at different regions of the near-Earth space environment. Additionally, the comprehensive description of mechanisms responsible for space weather effects will give readers a broad foundation of wave and particle processes in the near-Earth magnetosphere. As such, Nonlinear Wave and Plasma Structures in the Auroral and Subauroral Geospace Nonlinear Wave and Plasma Structures in the Auroral and Subauroral Geospace is a cutting-edge reference for space physicists looking to better understand plasma physics in geospace. - Presents a unified approach to wave and particle phenomena occurring in the auroral and subauroral geospace - Summarizes the most current theoretical concepts related to the generation of the large-scale electric field near the plasmapause by flows of hot plasma from the reconnection site - Includes case studies of the observations related to the most "famous events during the last 20 years as well as a large number of experimental and numerical results illustrated throughout the text

Table of contents

• Nonlinear Wave and Plasma Structures in the Auroral and Subauroral Geospace
• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Plasma waves and instabilities
• 2.1.3 Cold plasma
• 2.1.4 Warm plasma waves
• 2.1.5 Wave propagation in inhomogeneous plasmas
• 2.1.7 Appendix A2.1: dielectric permittivity of a magnetized plasma
• Chapter 2.2 Plasma instabilities
• 2.2.3 Magnetized plasma
• 2.2.5 Current convective instability
• 2.2.8 Appendix A2.2: Dielectric permittivity of an inhomogeneous plasma
• Chapter 2.3 Nonlinear interactions
• 2.3.3 Weakly nonlinear wave interactions
• 2.3.4 Strong turbulence
• 2.3.5 Nonlinear inertial Alfvén waves
• 2.3.6 Appendix A2.3: useful formulas
• Chapter 3 Auroral geospace
• 3.1.4 Plasma beam penetration across magnetic barriers
• Chapter 3.2 Substorms
• Chapter 3.3 Multiscale aurora: structure and dynamics
• 3.3.3 Small-scale auroral arcs
• Chapter 3.4 Alfvénic aurora
• 3.4.1 Introduction
• Chapter 4 Nonlinear effects in natural and artificial aurora
• Chapter 4.2 Artificial aurora
• Chapter 4.3 Theory of Artificial and Enhanced Aurora
• 4.3.2 Beam-plasma discharge in artificial aurora experiments
• 4.3.3 Theory of descending artificial plasma layers
• Chapter 4.4 E/F-region turbulent heating
• 4.4.4 Plasma chemistry in the heated E-Region
• Chapter 5 Subauroral geospace
• Chapter 5.2 Subauroral ULF wave structures
• Chapter 5.3 Subauroral arcs
• Chapter 5.4 Generation and dynamics of subauroral VLF whistlers
• 5.4.1 Guiding of VLF waves by density ducts
• Index