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The aurora watcher's handbook / Neil Davis.
| Author/creator | Davis, T. Neil |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 1992. |
| Description | ix, 230 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Matters of immediate concern to Aurora watchers:Cause of the Aurora (briefly explained) -- Hints for watching and photographing the Aurora: Hints for watching Aurora -- Hints for photographing Auroras -- Suggested observing program for the Aurora watcher interested in investigating Auroral, sound -- Some basic facts and definitions: Auroral Zone -- Auroral Oval -- Auroral displays -- Auroral forms -- How to locate Auroras and other phenomena in the sky -- Brightness of Auroras -- Auroral color patterns -- Auroral breakup -- Incoming particles that cause Auroras -- Kinds of Auroras: Main types -- Discrete Auroral forms -- Names applied to discrete Auroral forms -- Homogeneous and rayed discrete Auroras -- Auroral rays -- Pulsating Aurora -- Hydrogen arc -- Other kinds of Aurora, or special conditions -- Enhanced Aurora -- Flickering Aurora -- Flaming Aurora -- Black Aurora -- Fast Auroral waves -- Veil -- Temporal variations in the Aurora: Range of temporal variations -- Extremely long-term variations -- Long-term variations -- 11-year Solar cycle variations -- Seasonal variations -- Magnetic storm variations -- Substorm variations -- Short-term variations -- Color prints -- For those who want to learn more: Auroral colors and their causes: How atoms and molecules in the atmosphere produce Auroral light -- Altitude effects -- Causes of the various Auroral color types -- Aurora seen from space: Photographs from satellites -- Auroral imagery using scanning photometers -- Acquisition of DMSP Auroral images -- Views of the Auroral Oval and of Auroral Substorm variations -- Short catalog of DMSP images -- Control of the Aurora by the Earth's magnetic field: Cause and shape of the Earth's magnetic field -- Guidance of charged particles by the geomagnetic field -- Giant magnetic bottle up in the sky -- Entry of energy and charged particles into the magnetosphere -- Auroral conjugacy: Meaning and implications of Auroral conjugacy -- Observations of Auroral conjugacy -- Causes of Auroral motions and shape changes: Auroral motions of global scale -- Large-scale Auroral motions -- Small-scale Auroral motions -- Summary -- Artificial Auroras and chemical look-alikes: Artificial Auroras -- Chemical tracers and Aurora look-alikes -- Magnetic field line tracer experiments -- Aurorally related phenomena: Replenishment of the Van Allen Belt -- Modification of the high atmosphere and the ionosphere -- Other Aurorally related phenomena -- Folklore and legends: Names for the Aurora -- Eskimo legends of the Aurora -- Other beliefs and legends -- III - Auroral mysteries: Unknowns about Auroral processes -- Aurora and weather -- Mystery of Auroral sound: Selected extracts or summaries of reports on hearing Auroral sound -- Possible mechanisms for Aurorally associated sound -- VLF electromagnetic wave mechanism -- Coronal discharge mechanism -- Glossary -- Suggested further reading -- Index. |
| Local note | Little-346344--305131051980- |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-217) and index. |
| LCCN | 91043080 |
| ISBN | 0912006595 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780912006598 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0912006609 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780912006604 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC971 .D38 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |