Dayside and Polar Cap Aurora

• Main Authors: Sandholt, Per Even (Author), Carlson, Herbert C. (Author), Egeland, Alv (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ; 270
• Subjects: Physics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Astrophysics.; Atoms.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.

The auroral emissions in the upper atmosphere of the polar regions of the Earth are evidence of the capture of energetic particles from the Sun, streaming by the Earth as the solar wind. These auroral emissions, then, are a window to outer space, and can provide us with valuable information about el...