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Course No: 85.511; Last Offered: No Data;
Course Description
As part of the solar system the earth and its atmosphere is coupled through the earth's plasmasphere and magnetosphere to the sun's electromagnetic and corpuscular radiation. Starting with a discussion of the upper atmosphere (mesosphere and thermosphere) the course will develop the photo-ionization processes in the ionosphere, and the ground-based and space techniques for the exploration of the upper atmosphere. An introduction will be given to the collisionless plasma processes in the magnetosphere leading to the concept of space weather. Solar activity, coronal mass ejection and solar wind effects on the magnetosphere will be introduced, and the phenomena of magnetic storms and their effects on electrical power systems will be explained.
Prerequisites & Notes
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- Credits: 3;
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