Advances in Geophysics
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1969
266 pages
978-0-08-056841-6 (ISBN)
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Advances in Geophysics
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H.E. Landsberg | Jacques Van Mieghem
Advances in Geophysics: v. 13
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05/1969
Academic Press
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Geophysics, Volume 13
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1. Airborne Geophysical Methods
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Aeromagnetic Methods
- 3. Low-Frequency Airborne Electromagnetic Methods
- 4. Airborne Radiometric Methods
- 5. Airborne Gravity Methods
- 6. Other Airborne Remote-Sensing Methods
- Chapter 2. Lidar
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Basic Lidar Technique
- 3. Atmospheric Optical Parameters
- 4. The Significance of Lidar-Measured Optical Parameters.
- 5. Application of Lidar Observations to Meteorological Problems and Atmospheric Studies
- 6. Lidar Contributions to Atmospheric Studies and Meteorological Problems
- 7. Future Developments
- Appendix
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 3. Structure of Ball Lightning
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Earlier Observations and Theories
- 3. Experimental Evidence
- 4. New Analysis of the Problem
- 5. Summary and Conclusions
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 4. Energetics of the Middle Atmosphere
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Ozone Distribution
- 3. The Water Vapor Distribution
- 4. Infrared Radiative Transfer
- 5. Heat Sources and Sinks above 80 kM
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 5. The Nature and Properties of Gaseous Ions Encountered in Atmospheric Studies
- Introduction
- 1. Forces Influencing Ionic Behavior
- 2. Mobility Theory and Equations
- 3. Cluster Ions
- 4. Reactions between Ions and Molecules
- 5. Ion Mobility and Ion Identification
- 6. Accuracy of Mobility Determinations as Diagnostic Tools
- 7. Summary of Influences Affecting the Presence of Ion Species
- 8. Normal Ions in the Atmosphere
- 9. Reaction Rates of Ions
- 10. Langevin and Intermediate Ions
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
