Physics of the space environment / Tamas I. Gombosi.
Physics of the space environment / Tamas I. Gombosi.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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T0390129
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English
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xviii, 339 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Theoretical Description of Gases and Plasmas. Ch. 1. Particle Orbit Theory. Ch. 2. Kinetic Theory. Ch. 3. Basic Plasma Phenomena. Ch. 4. Fluid and MHD Theory. Ch. 5. Waves and Oscillations. Ch. 6. Shocks and Discontinuities. Ch. 7. Transport of Superthermal Particles -- Pt. II. The Upper Atmo...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the Sun and the planets - often termed space weather. Physics of the Space Environment explores basic processes in the Sun, in the interplanetary medium, in the near-Earth space, and down into the atmosphere. The first part of the book summ...
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Physics of the space environment / Tamas I. Gombosi.
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Cambridge atmospheric and space science series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-332) and index.
Transferred from N551.514/14.
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T0390129
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74VvM0ApXOzX
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052159264X
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551.514
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991007305419702626
