Chapter
2.7 Plasma and Neutral Parameters
Chapter 3 Transport Equations
3.2 Moments of the Distribution Function
3.3 General Transport Equations
3.4 Maxwellian Velocity Distribution
3.5 Closing the System of Transport Equations
3.6 13-Moment Transport Equations
3.7 Generalized Transport Systems
4.1 Simple Collision Parameters
4.2 Binary Elastic Collisions
4.3 Collision Cross Sections
4.4 Transfer Collision Integrals
4.5 Maxwell Molecule Collisions
4.6 Collision Terms for Maxwellian Velocity Distributions
4.7 Collision Terms for 13-Moment Velocity Distributions
4.8 Momentum Transfer Collision Frequencies
Chapter 5 Simplified Transport Equations
5.1 Basic Transport Properties
5.2 The 5-Moment Approximation
5.3 Transport in a Weakly Ionized Plasma
5.4 Transport in Partially and Fully Ionized Plasmas
5.6 Polarization Electrostatic Field
5.8 Supersonic Ion Outflow
5.9 Time-Dependent Plasma Expansion
5.11 Electrical Conductivities
5.12 Electron Stress and Heat Flow
5.13 Ion Stress and Heat Flow
5.14 Higher-Order Diffusion Processes
5.15 Summary of Appropriate Use of Transport Equations
6.1 General Wave Properties
6.3 Electron Plasma Waves
6.5 Upper Hybrid Oscillations
6.6 Lower Hybrid Oscillations
6.8 Electromagnetic Waves in a Plasma
6.9 Ordinary and Extraordinary Waves
6.11 Alfvén and Magnetosonic Waves
6.12 Effect of Collisions
6.13 Two-Stream Instability
6.16 Summary of Important Formulas
Chapter 7 Magnetohydrodynamic Formulation
7.1 General MHD Equations
7.2 Generalized Ohm's Law
7.3 Simplified MHD Equations
7.6 Spiral Magnetic Field
7.7 Double-Adiabatic Energy Equations
7.8 Alfvén and Magnetosonic Waves
7.9 Shocks and Discontinuities
Chapters 8 Chemical Processes
8.3 Charge Exchange Processes
8.4 Recombination Reactions
8.5 Negative Ion Chemistry
8.6 Excited State Ion Chemistry
8.7 Optical Emissions; Airglow and Aurora
Chapter 9 Ionization and Energy Exchange Processes
9.1 Absorption of Solar Radiation
9.2 Solar EUV Intensities and Absorption Cross Sections
9.4 Superthermal Electron Transport
9.5 Superthermal Ion and Neutral Particle Transport
9.6 Electron and Ion Heating Rates
9.7 Electron and Ion Cooling Rates
Chapter 10 Neutral Atmospheres
10.1 Rotating Atmospheres
10.3 Navier—Stokes Equations
10.7 Density Structure and Controlling Processes
10.8 Escape of Terrestrial Hydrogen
10.9 Energetics and Thermal Structure of the Earth's Thermosphere
10.12 Specific References
Chapter 11 The Terrestrial Ionosphere at Middle and Low Latitudes
11.1 Dipole Magnetic Field
11.3 Geomagnetic Variations
11.5 Topside Ionosphere and Plasmasphere
11.6 Plasma Thermal Structure
11.7 Diurnal Variation at Mid-Latitudes
11.8 Seasonal Variation at Mid-Latitudes
11.9 Solar Cycle Variation at Mid-Latitudes
11.10 Plasma Transport in a Dipole Magnetic Field
11.11 Equatorial F Region
11.12 Equatorial Spread F and Bubbles
11.13 Sporadic E and Intermediate Layers
11.14 Tides and Gravity Waves
11.16 Specific References
Chapter 12 The Terrestrial Ionosphere at High Latitudes
12.1 Convection Electric Fields
12.3 Effects of Convection
12.4 Particle Precipitation
12.6 Large-Scale Ionospheric Features
12.7 Propagating Plasma Patches
12.8 Boundary and Auroral Blobs
12.13 Energetic Ion Outflow
12.14 Specific References
Chapter 13 Planetary Ionospheres
13.5 Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
13.6 Satellites and Comets
Chapter 14 Ionospheric Measurement Techniques
14.1 Spacecraft Potential
14.3 Retarding Potential Analyzers
14.4 Thermal Ion Mass Spectrometers
14.7 Incoherent (Thomson) Radar Backscatter
A Physical Constants and Conversions
B Vector Relations and Operations
C Integrals and Transformations
C.3 Integral Transformations
D Functions and Series Expansions
D.2 Series Expansions for Small Arguments
Table E.1 Widely used formulas
F Maxwell Transfer Equations
G.1 Boltzmann Collision Integral
G.2 Fokker—Planck Collision Term
G.3 Charge Exchange Collision Integral
G.4 Krook Collision Models
H Maxwell Velocity Distribution
I Semilinear Expressions for Transport Coefficients
1.1 Diffusion Coefficients and Thermal Conductivities
1.3 Partially Ionized Plasma
J Solar Fluxes and Relevant Cross Sections
Table J. 1 Parameters for the EUVAC Solar Flux Model
Table J.2 Photoabsorption and photoionization cross sections
Table K.1 VIRA model of composition, temperature, and density (Noon)
Table K.2 VIRA model of composition, temperature, and density (Midnight)
Table K.3 MSIS model of terrestrial neutral parameters (Noon, Winter)
Table K.4 MSIS model of terrestrial neutral parameters (Midnight, Winter)
Table K.5 MSIS model of terrestrial neutral parameters (Noon, Summer)
Table K.6 MSIS model of terrestrial neutral parameters (Midnight, Summer)
L Scalars, Vectors, Dyadics and Tensors
Ionospheres
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