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.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Plasma waves and instabilities - p. 17 3. Chapter 2.1 Plasma waves - p. 17 4. 2.1.1 Background - p. 17 5. 2.1.2 Drift in static magnetic fields - p. 25 6. 2.1.3 Cold plasma - p. 29 7. 2.1.4 Warm plasma waves - p. 38 8. 2.1.5 Wave propagation in inhomogeneous plasmas - p. 50 9. 2.1.6 Magnetohydrodynamic waves - p. 59 10. 2.1.7 Appendix A2.1: dielectric permittivity of a magnetized plasma - p. 66 11. Chapter 2.2 Plasma instabilities - p. 78 12. 2.2.1 Introduction: nonequilibrium plasma - p. 79 13. 2.2.2 Unmagnetized plasma - p. 80 14. 2.2.3 Magnetized plasma - p. 88 15. 2.2.4 Interchange instabilities - p. 98 16. 2.2.5 Current convective instability - p. 104 17. 2.2.6 Drift instabilities - p. 105 18. 2.2.7 The Farley–Buneman instability - p. 116 19. 2.2.8 Appendix A2.2: Dielectric permittivity of an inhomogeneous plasma - p. 119 20. Chapter 2.3 Nonlinear interactions - p. 124 21. 2.3.1 Introduction - p. 125 22. 2.3.2 Resonant wave–particle interactions - p. 126 23. 2.3.3 Weakly nonlinear wave interactions - p. 143 24. 2.3.4 Strong turbulence - p. 169 25. 2.3.5 Nonlinear inertial Alfvén waves - p. 186 26. 2.3.6 Appendix A2.3: useful formulas - p. 193 27. Chapter 3 Auroral geospace - p. 199 28. Chapter 3.1 Earthbound injections in the magnetotail - p. 199 29. 3.1.1 Magnetospheric plasma convection - p. 199 30. 3.1.2 Mesoscale plasma flows - p. 210 31. 3.1.3 MHD approach: plasma “bubbles” - p. 218 32. 3.1.4 Plasma beam penetration across magnetic barriers - p. 223 33. Chapter 3.2 Substorms - p. 243 34. Chapter 3.3 Multiscale aurora: structure and dynamics - p. 266 35. 3.3.1 Diffuse aurora - p. 266 36. 3.3.2 Discrete auroral arcs - p. 278 37. 3.3.3 Small-scale auroral arcs - p. 290 38. Chapter 3.4 Alfvénic aurora - p. 305 39. Chapter 4 Nonlinear effects in natural and artificial aurora - p. 345 40. Chapter 4.1 Energetic electron impact on the upper atmosphere - p. 345 41. Chapter 4.2 Artificial aurora - p. 368 42. Chapter 4.3 Theory of Artificial and Enhanced Aurora - p. 396 43. 4.3.1 Electron beam interaction with the ionosphere - p. 397 44. 4.3.2 Beam-plasma discharge in artificial aurora experiments - p. 410 45. 4.3.3 Theory of descending artificial plasma layers - p. 432 46. 4.3.4 SLT signatures in the auroral ionosphere - p. 439 47. 4.3.5 Thermal electron distribution in the F-region - p. 446 48. Chapter 4.4 E/F-region turbulent heating - p. 453 49. 4.4.1 Langmuir turbulence and FAC-driven instability - p. 454 50. 4.4.2 Energy balance in weakly ionized ionosphere - p. 459 51. 4.4.3 The Farley–Buneman instability effects - p. 463 52. 4.4.4 Plasma chemistry in the heated E-Region - p. 469 53. Chapter 5 Subauroral geospace - p. 481 54. Chapter 5.1 Subauroral flows - p. 481 55. Chapter 5.2 Subauroral ULF wave structures - p. 522 56. Chapter 5.3 Subauroral arcs - p. 549 57. Chapter 5.4 Generation and dynamics of subauroral VLF whistlers - p. 573 58. Index - p. 611
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.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Plasma waves and instabilities - p. 17 3. Chapter 2.1 Plasma waves - p. 17 4. 2.1.1 Background - p. 17 5. 2.1.2 Drift in static magnetic fields - p. 25 6. 2.1.3 Cold plasma - p. 29 7. 2.1.4 Warm plasma waves - p. 38 8. 2.1.5 Wave propagation in inhomogeneous plasmas - p. 50 9. 2.1.6 Magnetohydrodynamic waves - p. 59 10. 2.1.7 Appendix A2.1: dielectric permittivity of a magnetized plasma - p. 66 11. Chapter 2.2 Plasma instabilities - p. 78 12. 2.2.1 Introduction: nonequilibrium plasma - p. 79 13. 2.2.2 Unmagnetized plasma - p. 80 14. 2.2.3 Magnetized plasma - p. 88 15. 2.2.4 Interchange instabilities - p. 98 16. 2.2.5 Current convective instability - p. 104 17. 2.2.6 Drift instabilities - p. 105 18. 2.2.7 The Farley–Buneman instability - p. 116 19. 2.2.8 Appendix A2.2: Dielectric permittivity of an inhomogeneous plasma - p. 119 20. Chapter 2.3 Nonlinear interactions - p. 124 21. 2.3.1 Introduction - p. 125 22. 2.3.2 Resonant wave–particle interactions - p. 126 23. 2.3.3 Weakly nonlinear wave interactions - p. 143 24. 2.3.4 Strong turbulence - p. 169 25. 2.3.5 Nonlinear inertial Alfvén waves - p. 186 26. 2.3.6 Appendix A2.3: useful formulas - p. 193 27. Chapter 3 Auroral geospace - p. 199 28. Chapter 3.1 Earthbound injections in the magnetotail - p. 199 29. 3.1.1 Magnetospheric plasma convection - p. 199 30. 3.1.2 Mesoscale plasma flows - p. 210 31. 3.1.3 MHD approach: plasma “bubbles” - p. 218 32. 3.1.4 Plasma beam penetration across magnetic barriers - p. 223 33. Chapter 3.2 Substorms - p. 243 34. Chapter 3.3 Multiscale aurora: structure and dynamics - p. 266 35. 3.3.1 Diffuse aurora - p. 266 36. 3.3.2 Discrete auroral arcs - p. 278 37. 3.3.3 Small-scale auroral arcs - p. 290 38. Chapter 3.4 Alfvénic aurora - p. 305 39. Chapter 4 Nonlinear effects in natural and artificial aurora - p. 345 40. Chapter 4.1 Energetic electron impact on the upper atmosphere - p. 345 41. Chapter 4.2 Artificial aurora - p. 368 42. Chapter 4.3 Theory of Artificial and Enhanced Aurora - p. 396 43. 4.3.1 Electron beam interaction with the ionosphere - p. 397 44. 4.3.2 Beam-plasma discharge in artificial aurora experiments - p. 410 45. 4.3.3 Theory of descending artificial plasma layers - p. 432 46. 4.3.4 SLT signatures in the auroral ionosphere - p. 439 47. 4.3.5 Thermal electron distribution in the F-region - p. 446 48. Chapter 4.4 E/F-region turbulent heating - p. 453 49. 4.4.1 Langmuir turbulence and FAC-driven instability - p. 454 50. 4.4.2 Energy balance in weakly ionized ionosphere - p. 459 51. 4.4.3 The Farley–Buneman instability effects - p. 463 52. 4.4.4 Plasma chemistry in the heated E-Region - p. 469 53. Chapter 5 Subauroral geospace - p. 481 54. Chapter 5.1 Subauroral flows - p. 481 55. Chapter 5.2 Subauroral ULF wave structures - p. 522 56. Chapter 5.3 Subauroral arcs - p. 549 57. Chapter 5.4 Generation and dynamics of subauroral VLF whistlers - p. 573 58. Index - p. 611
