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Planetary Atmospheric Electricity

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Editors:
  1. F. Leblanc

    1. Service d’Aeronomie du CNRS/IPSL, Université Versailles Saint Quentin, Verrières Le Buisson, France

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  2. K. L. Aplin

    1. Space Science and Technology Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxon, UK

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  3. Y. Yair

    1. Department of Life and Natural Sciences, Open University of Israel, Ra’anana, Israel

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  4. R. G. Harrison

    1. Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK

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  5. J. P. Lebreton

    1. Space Science Department of ESA, Noordwick, The Netherlands

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  6. M. Blanc

    1. CESR, Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

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  • The most updated and comprehensive review of planetary lightning and electrical phenomena, as observed from Earth and from modern spacecraft
  • Rich, methodological, detailed and thorough analysis of theories and experiments related to electrical processes occurring on Earth and other planetary bodies
  • Comparative planetology at its best, with new images and state-of-the-art diagrams and illustrations

Part of the book series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI (SSSI, volume 30)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-V
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  2. Foreword

    • Roger-Maurice Bonnet, Michel Blanc
    Pages 1-3

  3. Planetary Atmospheric Electricity

    • R. G. Harrison, K. L. Aplin, F. Leblanc, Y. Yair
    Pages 5-10

  4. Investigating Earth’s Atmospheric Electricity: a Role Model for Planetary Studies

    • K. L. Aplin, R. G. Harrison, M. J. Rycroft
    Pages 11-27

  5. Updated Review of Planetary Atmospheric Electricity

    • Y. Yair, G. Fischer, F. Simões, N. Renno, P. Zarka
    Pages 29-49

  6. Physical Processes Related to Discharges in Planetary Atmospheres

    • R. Roussel-Dupré, J. J. Colman, E. Symbalisty, D. Sentman, V. P. Pasko
    Pages 51-82

  7. An Overview of Earth’s Global Electric Circuit and Atmospheric Conductivity

    • Michael J. Rycroft, R. Giles Harrison, Keri A. Nicoll, Evgeny A. Mareev
    Pages 83-105

  8. Ions in the Terrestrial Atmosphere and Other Solar System Atmospheres

    • R. Giles Harrison, Hannes Tammet
    Pages 107-118

  9. Charge Generation and Separation Processes

    • Y. Yair
    Pages 119-131

  10. Physics of Electric Discharges in Atmospheric Gases: An Informal Introduction

    • Rudolf A. Treumann, Zbigniew Kłos, Michel Parrot
    Pages 133-148

  11. Cosmic Ray Induced Ion Production in the Atmosphere

    • G. A. Bazilevskaya, I. G. Usoskin, E. O. Flückiger, R. G. Harrison, L. Desorgher, R. Bütikofer et al.
    Pages 149-173

  12. Meteoric Layers in Planetary Atmospheres

    • J. G. Molina-Cuberos, J. J. López-Moreno, F. Arnold
    Pages 175-191

  13. Profiles of Ion and Aerosol Interactions in Planetary Atmospheres

    • S. N. Tripathi, M. Michael, R. G. Harrison
    Pages 193-211

  14. Composition and Measurement of Charged Atmospheric Clusters

    • K. L. Aplin
    Pages 213-224

  15. Atmospheric Ions and Aerosol Formation

    • Frank Arnold
    Pages 225-239

  16. Tropospheric New Particle Formation and the Role of Ions

    • Jan Kazil, R. Giles Harrison, Edward R. Lovejoy
    Pages 241-255

  17. Ground-Based and Space-Based Radio Observations of Planetary Lightning

    • P. Zarka, W. Farrell, G. Fischer, A. Konovalenko
    Pages 257-269

  18. Atmospheric Electricity at Saturn

    • Georg Fischer, Donald A. Gurnett, William S. Kurth, Ferzan Akalin, Philippe Zarka, Ulyana A. Dyudina et al.
    Pages 271-285

  19. Atmospheric Electricity Hazards

    • Ralph D. Lorenz
    Pages 287-294

  20. Electrical Effects on Atmospheric Chemistry

    • Ralph D. Lorenz
    Pages 295-299
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This volume presents our contemporary understanding of atmospheric electricity at Earth and in other solar system atmospheres. It is written by experts in terrestrial atmospheric electricity and planetary scientists. Many of the key issues related to planetary atmospheric electricity are discussed.

The physics presented in this book includes ionisation processes in planetary atmospheres, charge generation and separation, and a discussion of electromagnetic signatures of atmospheric discharges. The measurement of thunderstorms and lightning, including its effects and hazards, is highlighted by articles on ground and space based instrumentation, and new missions.Theory and modelling of planetary atmospheric electricity complete this review of the research that is undertaken in this exciting field of space science.

This book is an essential research tool for space scientists and geoscientists interested in electrical effects in atmospheres and planetary systems. Graduate students and researchers who are new to the field will benefit from the introductory overviews and can quickly expand their knowledge by studying the subsequent sections.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Service d’Aeronomie du CNRS/IPSL, Université Versailles Saint Quentin, Verrières Le Buisson, France

    F. Leblanc

  • Space Science and Technology Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxon, UK

    K. L. Aplin

  • Department of Life and Natural Sciences, Open University of Israel, Ra’anana, Israel

    Y. Yair

  • Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK

    R. G. Harrison

  • Space Science Department of ESA, Noordwick, The Netherlands

    J. P. Lebreton

  • CESR, Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

    M. Blanc

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