Menk F.W., Waters C.L. Magnetoseismology: Ground-Based Remote Sensing of Earth's Magnetosphere

Wiley. 2013. - 271 p.
One of the joys as a student was building and using relatively simple equipment –magnetometers and ionospheric sounders – to probe the region of space around Earth and gain insight into processes there. This is the essence of this book: remotesensing, mostly using ground-based instruments and techniques, to understand ourspace environment, the magnetosphere. This region dynamically links interplanetaryspace with Earth’s atmosphere, and is where satellites orbit. The agents involved are ultralow-frequency plasma waves, since they propagate fromthe solar wind through themagnetosphere and atmosphere to the ground. These waves transfer energy and momentum and are not only involved in many types of instabilities and interactions but can also be used as a diagnostic monitor of these processes. This book focuses on the second aspect through understanding of the first. With the move to online data access, undergraduate students can conduct original research using observations from ground arrays, radar networks, and satellites. The magnetosphere is there for everyone to explore. This in turn provides wonderful insight into all the relevant physics, from the cycles of the Sun to the nature of the geomagnetic field and the atmosphere, and exploring other planets. This book focuses on the underlying principles and their interconnectedness. We do not assume familiarity with physics or mathematics concepts beyond undergraduate level.