The Dynamical Ionosphere: A Systems Approach to Ionospheric Irregularity

The Dynamical Ionosphere: A Systems Approach to Ionospheric Irregularity

Materassi, Massimo
Forte, Biagio
Coster, Anthea J.
Skone, Susan

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The Dynamical Ionosphere: A Systems Approach to Ionospheric Irregularity examines the Earth's ionosphere as a dynamical system with signatures of complexity. The system is robust in its overall configuration, with smooth space-time patterns of daily, seasonal and Solar Cycle variability, but shows a hierarchy of interactions among its sub-systems, yielding apparent unpredictability, space-time irregularity, and turbulence. This interplay leads to the need for constructing realistic models of the average ionosphere, incorporating the increasing knowledge and predictability of high variability components, and for addressing the difficulty of dealing with the worst cases of ionospheric disturbances, all of which are addressed in this interdisciplinary book. Borrowing tools and techniques from classical and stochastic dynamics, information theory, signal processing, fluid dynamics and turbulence science, The Dynamical Ionosphere presents the state-of-the-art in dealing with irregularity, forecasting ionospheric threats, and theoretical interpretation of various ionospheric configurations. Presents studies addressing Earth's ionosphere as a complex dynamical system, including irregularities and radio scintillation, ionospheric turbulence, nonlinear time series analysis, space-ionosphere connection, and space-time structuresUtilizes interdisciplinary tools and techniques, such as those associated with stochastic dynamics, information theory, signal processing, fluid dynamics, and turbulence scienceOffers new data-driven models for different ionospheric variability phenomenaProvides a synoptic view of the state-of-the-art and most updated theoretical interpretation, results, and data analysis tools of the worst case behavior in ionospheric configurations INDICE: Presenting the Earth's Ionosphere 1. External Environment Forcing the Ionosphere 2. Main Ionospheric Regions 3. Modeling the (Smooth) Ionosphere 4. What Remains Outside Global Complexity 5. Complex Dynamics of the Sun 6. Impacting the Geospace 7. Storms and Sub-Storms 8. Long-Term Behavior of the Ionosphere Local Irregularities 9. From Instabilities to Irregularities 10. Scintillation Theory 11. Scintillation Modeling 12. Toplogical Description 13. Ionospheric Threats and Mitigation Conclusions 14. Ionospheric Complexity into Equations 15. Ionospheric Complixity into Technologies 16. The Future of Ionospheric Physics

  • ISBN: 978-0-12-814782-5
  • Editorial: Elsevier
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 270
  • Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2019
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés