The Aurora: Sun-Earth InteractionsAurorae are bands of colored light that appear when electronically charged particles from the sun penetrate the Earth's upper atmosphere. This book examines the underlying causes and occurrence of the aurora. It contains illustrated descriptions of auroral forms and advice on how to observe and photograph the aurora. |
Contents
The aurora in history | 12 |
Scientific investigations of the aurora | 28 |
The active | 44 |
Copyright | |
4 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
active regions Allen belts amateur astronomers appear arcs Aurora Section auroral activity auroral display auroral forms auroral light auroral oval bands bright chromosphere comets coronal hole coronal mass ejection cosmic rays detected disturbed Earth Earth-radii electrons energetic particles energy enhanced frequently geomagnetic activity geomagnetic storms give rise glow heliopause heliosphere hemisphere high atmosphere high latitudes hydrogen-alpha inner solar interactions interplanetary ionization ionosphere km altitude Kp index light Livesey locations lower latitudes magnetic field lines magnetic polarity magnetometer magnetopause magnetosphere magnetotail major Maunder Minimum meteor mid-latitudes minimum N₂ neutral sheet night night-side noctilucent clouds northern observations observatories occur orbit oxygen phenomena photographic photosphere planets produced protons radio records resulting rotation satellites seen solar activity solar atmosphere solar flares solar system solar wind spacecraft structure substorm Sun's sunspot activity sunspot cycle sunspot groups sunspot maximum ultraviolet upper atmosphere Van Allen belts visible visual wavelengths X-ray