Radio Emission of the Sun and Planets

Foreword Foreword to the English Edition Chapter I. Physical Condition of the Sun, Moon and Planets 1. The Sun's Atmosphere The Chromosphere The Corona 2. Solar Activity Plages and Flocculi Sunspots Flares Coronal Condensations 3. The Moon and Planets Mercury, Venus and Mars Jupiter and Saturn The MoonChapter II. Basic Characteristics of Extraterrestrial Radio Emission and Methods for Studying Them 4. Frequency Spectrum Aerial Temperature and Effective Temperature of Radio Emission Studying the Radio-Emission Frequency Spectrum Multichannel Receiving Devices and Radio Spectrographs 5. Angular Spectrum Aerial System Requirements in Radio astronomy Parabolic Aerials The Two-Element Interferometer Modifications of the Two-Element Interferometer The Problem of Studying the Radio Brightness Distribution over a Source Variable-Baseline Interferometer The Multiple-Element Interferometer The Mills Cross Eclipse Observations 6. Polarization of Radio Emission Polarization Parameters Methods of Polarization Measurements in the Metric Waveband Polarization Measurements in the Centimetric Band 7. Effect of the Earth's Atmosphere on the Observed Radio Emission Absorption of Radio Waves in the Troposphere Absorption of Radio Waves in the Ionosphere Effects Connected with Refraction of Radio Waves in the Atmosphere Polarization Change of the Radio Emission as it Passes through the IonosphereChapter III. Results from Observations of the Radio Emission of the "Quiet" Sun 8. Frequency Spectrum of the "Quiet" Sun's Radio Emission Determining the Level of the "Quiet" Sun's Radio Emission Observed Dependence of Tett on Wavelength 9. Distribution of Radio Brightness over the Sun's Disk Remarks on Methods of Investigation Some Preliminary Data Features of the Tett Distribution over the Disk of the "Quiet" Sun in the Radio-Frequency BandChapter IV. Results of Observations of the Suns's Sporadic Radio Emission 10. The Slowly Varying Component General Characteristics Correlation of the Radio-Emission Flux with Sunspots Position, Form and Size of Local Sources Radio-Emission Frequency Spectrum Directional Properties and Polarization Altitude of Local Sources above the Photosphere Connection with Optical Features of the Solar Corona 11. Microwave Bursts General Characteristics Basic Types of Microwave Bursts Frequency Spectrum of Bursts Polarization of Radio Emission Microwave Bursts and Chromospheric Flares 12. Noise Storms (Enhanced Radio Emission and Type I Bursts) Time Characteristics of Noise Storms Frequency Spectrum Connection with Optical Features Directional Features of the Radio Emission Size and Position of Radio-Emission Sources in the Corona Polarization of Noise Storms 13. Type II Bursts General Characteristics Harmonics of Type II Bursts Fine Structure of Type II Bursts Frequency Drift and its Interpretation 14. Type III Bursts General Characteristics Polarization of Bursts Connection with Optical Phenomena Position and Movement of an Emitting Region in the Corona Frequency Drift of Bursts U-Bursts 15. Types IV and V Radio Emission Basic Characteristics of Type IV Radio Emission Type V Bursts 16.