Author: P. J. Nawrocki

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Published: 1961

Total Pages: 524

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Meteorology. A comprehensive handbook on upper atmospheric processes and research principles is given. The emphasis is placed upon particle-particle and particle-field relationships which enter into the determination of the macroscopic dynamics of the upper atmosphere. Some fundamental theory and data are presented from which development of comparatively undeveloped topics is made. The topics discussed are: (1) the upper atmosphere, (2) the solar spectrum and cross-sections for photoionization and absorption, (3) reaction rates, (4) atomic transition probabilities, (5) molecular diffusion, (6) atmospheric turbulence, (7) solutions of the continuity equation, (8) energy loss processes of solar corpuscles, (9) generation of electromagnetic waves, (10) transmission of electromagnetic waves, (11) cosmic rays, (12) geomagnetism, and (13) plasma dynamics. Numerous tables and a set of appendices on geophysical constants, general physical relations, and units are listed.