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Space Weather Monitoring by Ground-Based Means

PC Index

  • Demonstrates that ground polar cap magnetic observations provide reliable diagnosis of solar wind energy
  • Shows that the development of magnetospheric substorms can be monitored
  • Allows the characaterization of dynamics in solar wind energy input
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Sciences (ENVIRONSCI)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 1-2
  3. Physical background (historical outline)

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 3-22
  4. A method for the PC index determination

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 23-40
  5. Special features of procedure for on-line PC index derivation

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 41-76
  6. Solar wind–magnetosphere–ionosphere coupling and the PC index

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 77-101
  7. PC index response to solar wind geoeffective variations

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 103-128
  8. PC index as an indicator of substorm development

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 129-167
  9. PC index as an indicator of magnetic storm development

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 169-185
  10. Magnetic disturbances developing under conditions of northward IMF

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 219-230
  11. Monitoring of the auroral ionosphere

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 247-256
  12. Conclusions

    • Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura
    Pages 279-281
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 283-287

About this book

This book demonstrates that the method, based on the ground polar cap magnetic observations is a reliable diagnosis of  the solar wind energy coming into the magnetosphere Method for the uninterruptive monitoring of the magnetosphere state (i.e. space weather). It shows that the solar wind energy pumping power, can be described by the PC growth rate, thus,  the magnetospheric substorms features are predetermined by the PC dynamics. Furthermore, it goes on to show that the beginning and ending of magnetic storms is predictable. The magnetic storm start only if the solar energy input into the magnetosphere exceeds a certain level and stops when the energy input turns out to be below this  level.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Oleg Troshichev, Alexander Janzhura

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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