Magnetospheric MHD Oscillations - A Linear Theory

The book summarises the theory of magnetohydrodynamic waves in Earth's magnetosphere and provides an extension that allows for an accurate interpretation of data acquired by current and future satellite missions.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

1 HYDROMAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS IN HOMOGENEOUS PLASMA
 
2 MHD OSCILLATIONS IN 1D-INHOMOGENEOUS MODEL MAGNETOSPHERES
2.1 A qualitative picture of MHD wave propagation in a 1D-inhomogeneous plasma
2.2 Model of a smooth transition layer in a 1D-inhomogeneous plasma
2.3 FMS wave reflected from the transition layer. Alfvén resonance
2.4 Alfvén resonance excited by a wave impulse
2.5 Energy balance in Alfvén resonance
2.6 FMS wave reflected from the transition layer in a "warm" plasma
2.7 Alfvén resonance in non-ideal plasma
2.8 FMS waveguide
2.9 Waveguide for quasilongitudinal Alfvén waves
2.10 Waveguide for kinetic Alfvén waves
2.11 Waveguide for kinetic Alfvén and FMS waves in a "warm" plasma
2.12 Waveguides in plasma filaments
2.13 FMS wave passing through a tangential discontinuity
2.14 Unstable MHD shear flows
2.15 Geotail boundary instability
2.16 Geotail LLBL instability
2.17 MHD oscillation field penetrating from the magnetosphere to ground
 
3 MHD OSCILLATIONS IN 2D-INHOMOGENEOUS MODELS
3.1 Resonance between FMS and kinetic Alfvén waves
3.2 Alfvén resonance in an axisymmetric magnetosphere
3.3 Resonant Alfvén waves excited by broadband sources
3.4 Magnetosonic resonance in a dipole magnetosphere
3.5 FMS oscillations in a dipole-like magnetosphere
3.6 FMS resonators in Earth?s magnetosphere
3.7 High-m Alfvén waves in a dipole-like magnetosphere
3.8 Oscillations at Earth surface due to high-m Alfvén waves
3.9 Linear transformation of standing high-m Alfvén waves
3.10 Resonator for high-m Alfvén waves near the plasmapause
3.11 High-m Alfvén waves from stochastic sources
3.12 High-m Alfvén waves from correlated sources
3.13 Model equation for high-m Alfvén waves
3.14 Alfvén oscillations from a localised source
3.15 High-m Alfvén oscillations from a pulse source
3.16 Ballooning instability of MHD oscillations in the current sheet
3.17 Coupled modes of MHD oscillations in the geotail
 
4 MHD OSCILLATIONS IN 3D-INHOMOGENEOUS MODELS
4.1 MHD oscillations in 3D-inhomogeneous magnetosphere
 
5 Conclusion
 
6 Appendixes