The objective of this book is to discuss our present understanding of atmospheric electricity on Earth and on the other planets of our solar system. The book is organized in order to openly discuss all issues related to atmospheric electricity applied to our solar system planets. Some of the contributors are experts of atmospheric electricity who will describe the present understanding of this phenomenon on Earth and others are experts of planetary science working either on instrument developments aiming to observe the atmospheric electricity on other planets or on theoretical models of planetary atmospheric electricity. 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 INDICE: From the contents Planetary Atmospheric Electricity.- Investigating Earth’s atmospheric electricity: a role model for planetary studies.- Updated review of planetary atmospheric electricity.- Physical processes related to discharges in planetary atmospheres.- An Overview of Earth's Global Electric Circuit and Atmospheric Conductivity.- Ions in the Terrestrial Atmosphere and Other Solar System Atmospheres.- Charge Generation and Separation Processes.- Physics of electric discharges in Atmospheric Gases: an informal introduction.-Cosmic Ray Induced Ion Production in the Atmosphere.- Cosmic Ray Induced Ion Production in the Atmosphere.- Meteoritic ions in planetary atmospheres.- Profiles of Ion and Aerosol Interactions in Planetary Atmospheres.- Composition and measurement of charged atmospheric clusters.- Atmospheric ions and aerosol formation.- Tropospheric New Particle Formation and the Role of Ions.- Ground-based and space-based radio observations of planetary lightning.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-87663-4
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 530
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés