Written by a researcher at the forefront of the field, this first comprehensive account of magnetoseismology conveys the physics behind these movements and waves, and explains how to detect and investigate them.
Along the way, it describes the principles as applied to remote sensing of near-Earth space and related remote sensing techniques, while also comparing and intercalibrating magnetoseismology with other techniques. The example applications include advanced data analysis techniques that may find wider used in areas ranging from geophysics to medical imaging, and remote sensing using radar systems that are of relevance to defense surveillance systems. As a result, the book not only reviews the status quo, but also anticipates new developments.
With many figures and illustrations, some in full color, plus additional computational codes for analysis and evaluation.
Aimed at graduate readers, the text assumes knowledge of electromagnetism and physical processes at degree level, but introductory chapters will provide an overview of the relevant plasma physics and magnetospheric physics. The book will thus be of interest to entry-level and established researchers in physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere, as well as to students, academics and scientifically literate laypersons with an interest in understanding space weather processes and how these relate to the dynamic behavior of near-Earth space.
This book describes how measurements of naturally occurring variations of Earth's magnetic field can be used to provide information on the near-Earth space environment. This is a complex and highly dynamic region, the home of space weather which affects orbiting spacecraft and technological systems on the ground. The measurements come mostly from ground-based magnetometers but also from high frequency radars, very low frequency transmitters, and from satellite platforms. Such remote sensing is possible because magnetic field lines originating in Earth extend through the atmosphere and into space, and respond to perturbations in the solar wind which are transmitted Earthward by periodic magnetic and electric field perturbations called plasma waves.
The book does not assume familiarity with concepts in space physics and plasma physics. However, there is a strong emphasis on understanding the core concepts, and the consequent science applications. This is a new and exciting field, which greatly extends the utility of ground and in situ observations and mathematical descriptions of the observed phenomena.
From the contents:
- The magnetosphere and ionosphere
- ULF plasma waves in the Magnetosphere
- Sources of ULF waves
- Techniques for detecting fi eld linerResonances
- Ground-Based remote sensing of the magnetospere
- Space weather applications
- ULF waves in the ionosphere
- Magnetoseismology at other planets and stars
