ISBN: 978-3-936586-76-3
Editors: H. Kohl, R. Rüster and K. Schlegel
Pages: 560
Year: 1996

A collection of sixteen articles on various aspects and "hot topics" of ionospheric research, written by specialists in their respective fields. Useful as a textbook for students as well as for research scientists who wish to update their knowledge of new developments in ionospheric science.

Contents

W.I. Axford, T. Hagfors, 50 years of ionospheric research at the Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie
H. Rishbeth, H. Kohl, L.W. Barclay, A history of ionospheric physics and radio communications
S.W.H. Cowley, The auroral ionosphere and its coupling to the magnetosphere and solar wind
L. Thomas, The coupling of the lower ionosphere with the mesosphere and lower thermosphere
H. Volland, Electrodynamic coupling between neutral atmosphere and ionosphere
P.J.S. Williams, Tides, atmospheric gravity waves and travelling disturbances in the ionosphere
R.W. Schunk, J.J. Soika, Ionospheric Models
B.G. Fejer, Natural ionospheric plasma waves
P. Stubbe, The ionosphere as a plasma laboratory
A.W. Wernik, Methods of data analysis for resolving nonlinear phenomena
R. Leitinger, Tomography
N. Jakowski, TEC monitoring by using satellite positioning systems
R.A. Greenwald, The role of coherent radars in ionospheric and magnetospheric research
D.T. Farley, Incoherent scatter radar probing
B.W. Reinisch, Modern ionosondes
R.F. Pfaff, In-situ measurement techniques for ionospheric research