Geophysik III / Geophysics III Teil V / Part V [Paperback]

Introductory Remarks.- La luminescence nocturne. (The Nightglow.).- A. Luminance du ciel nocturne.- B. Couleur de 1a luminescence nocturne.- C. ?tude spectrale.- D. Polarisation de 1a lumi?re du ciel nocturne.- E. Variations dans le temps de la luminescence nocturne.- F. Variations dans lespace; altitude des couches ?missives.- G. Corr?lations avec dautres ph?nom?nes.- H. Origines de la lumi?re du ciel nocturne.- J. Applications ? la connaissance de la haute atmosph?re.- K. Lueur cr?pusculaire et diurne.- Annexe: Valeurs de sec ?.- Bibliographie.- Dynamic Structure of the Stratosphere and Mesosphere.- A. Introduction.- B. Structure.- I. Ozonospheric structure.- II. Detailed structure.- III. General thermal structure.- C. Motions.- I. The stratospheric circulation.- II. Stratopause thermal tides.- III. Upper atmospheric clouds.- D. Other features.- I. Atmospheric acoustical structure.- II. Electrical structure.- E. Summary.- General references.- Linear Internal Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere.- A. The linear wave equations in an atmosphere at rest.- I. General considerations.- II. Approximations in the horizontal wave equation.- III. Approximations in the vertical wave equation.- B. The isothermal atmosphere.- I. Generalities.- II. Limiting characteristics of waves.- III. Special modes.- C. Internal gravity waves in fluids with mean flow.- D. Approximate techniques for solving the wave equations.- E. Wave reflection and ducting.- F. The generation and dissipation of waves.- G. Linear theory of mountain waves.- H. Wave energy and momentum.- General references.- Wave-Like Phenomena in the Near-Earth Plasma and Interactions with Man-Made Bodies.- A. Properties and parameters of the near-Earth and interplanetary plasma. Basic equations.- B. Flow around solid bodies moving in a plasma.- I. Disturbed conditions in the vicinity of moving bodies.- II. Electric fields in the disturbed vicinity.- III. Scattering of radio waves from the trail of a rapidly moving body.- IV. Relƒz