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The auroral emissions in the upper atmosphere of the polar regions of the Earth are evidence of the capture of energetic particles from the Sun, streaming by the Earth as the solar wind. These auroral emissions, then, are a window to outer space, and can provide us with valuable information about electrodynamic coupling processes between the solar wind and the Earth's ionosphere and upper atmosphere. Studying the physics of these phenomena extends our understanding of our plasma universe.
Ground-based remote-sensing techniques, able to monitor continuously the variations in the signatures of aurorae, in combination with in-situ satellite and rocket measurements, promise to advance dramatically our understanding of the physical processes taking place at the interface of the atmospheres of the Earth and the Sun. Decoding their complexity brings us closer to reliable prediction of communication environments, especially at high latitudes. This understanding, in turn, will help us resolve problems of communication and navigation across polar regions.
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Book Title: Dayside and Polar Cap Aurora
Authors: Per Even Sandholt, Herbert C. Carlson, Alv Egeland
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47969-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-0447-6Due: 30 June 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-3966-5Published: 03 October 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-47969-4Published: 02 May 2006
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 287
Number of Illustrations: 174 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Atmospheric Sciences, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics