Bychkov / Golubkov / Nikitin The Atmosphere and Ionosphere

Dynamics, Processes and Monitoring
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-90-481-3212-6
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 362 Seiten

From July 7 to 12, 2008 in Zelenogradsk, a cosy resort on the bank of the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad in Russia, the 1st International Conference 'Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Safety (AIS-2008)' has been carried out. The State Russian University of I. Kant, Semenov Institute of chemical physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushkov Institute of terrestrial magnetism and radio-waves propagation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Russian Committee on Ball Lightning (BL) have acted as organizers of the conference. Financial support was made by Russian Fund of Fundamental Research Project N. 08-03-06041 and European Of?ce of Aerospace Research and Development Grant award FA8655-08-1-5052. The International conference 'Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Safety' (AIS-2008) was devoted to (i) the analysis of the atmosphere-ionosphere response on natural and man-made processes, the reasons of occurrence of the various accompanying geophysical phenomena, and an estimation of possible consequences of their in?uence on the person and technological systems; (ii) the study of the monitoring possibility and search of the ways for the risk level decrease. Discussion of the physical and chemical processes accompanying the observable geophysical p- nomena was undertaken. One can see from a list of the Conference sections that questions of safety took only rather modest place, so main topics of the Conference became discussion of processes taking place in the atmosphere, ionosphere and methods of monitoring these processes.

Vladimir L. Bychkov is a leading researcher at the Department of Physics at the Lomonosov Moscow State University. He has 35 years of experience in plasma physics studies, namely, the physics of elementary processes, gas discharges, plasma chemistry and ball lightning. He is Head of the Russian Committee on Ball Lightning and Vice-President of the International Committee on Ball Lightning. Gennady V. Golubkov is a leading scientist at the Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has 40 years of experience in quantum scattering theory, the theory of atom-molecular processes, chemical physics of atmosphere and of low temperature plasma. He is a member of the Moscow Physical Society, the New York Academy of Sciences and the International Committee on Theoretical Chemistry. Anatoly I. Nikitin is a principle researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics in Moscow. He has 45 years of experience in quantum electronics research, chemical physics, plasma physics, plasma chemistry and ball lightning. He is Secretary of the International Committee on Ball Lightning and a member of the Moscow Physical Society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bychkov, Vladimir

Golubkov, Gennady

Nikitin, Anatoly

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Abstract;6
2;About Editors;8
3;Introduction;10
4;Contents;14
5;Contributors;16
6;Chapter 1: Rydberg States of Atoms and Molecules in a Field of Neutral Particles;18
6.1;Introduction;20
6.2;Spectral Structure of the A** - B System;22
6.3;Finite-Radius Pseudopotential;25
6.4;PES of the A* - B System at Large Interatomic Distances;30
6.5;Exchange Interaction Between the Rydberg States in the A ** - A System;34
6.6;Potential Curves for the Na(nl)** + He System;37
6.7;Relation to Quantum Chemistry - Matching Method;42
6.8;Interaction of Rydberg Molecules with Atoms and Molecules;44
6.9;Dynamical Models in the Theory of Collisional Transitions Between Rydberg States;53
6.10;Ionization and Vibronic Transitions in Slow Collisions of Highly Excited Molecules with Neutral Particles;57
6.11;Dynamics of the Charge-Exchange Reaction in the X2** + A System;64
6.12;Nonadiabatic Effects in the l-Mixing Processes;69
6.13;Many-Center Perturbation of the Atomic Rydberg States;72
6.14;Conclusions;78
6.15;References;80
7;Chapter 2: Formation of Aerosols in the Atmosphere;85
7.1;Introduction;85
7.2;Classification of Aerosols;86
7.3;Nucleation Scenarios;88
7.4;Kinetics of Nucleation;93
7.5;Growth by Condensation;96
7.6;Uptake of Trace Gases by the Aerosol Particles;99
7.7;Nucleation Bursts in the Atmosphere;103
7.8;Concluding Remarks;108
7.9;References;108
8;Chapter 3: Atmosphere-Ionosphere Electrodynamic Coupling;112
8.1;Introduction;113
8.2;Effects of Lightning and Powerful Ground-Based Transmitters on the Near-Earth Space;116
8.3;Electric Current and Field Perturbation in the Atmosphere-Ionosphere Circuit;131
8.4;Plasma and Electromagnetic Effects of Seismic-Related Electric Field in the Ionosphere;138
8.5;Conclusions;149
8.6;References;150
9;Chapter 4: ``COMPASS 2´´ Satellite and Ground-Based Experiments;162
9.1;Introduction;163
9.2;Satellite Experiment ``COMPASS 2´´;163
9.3;ELF and VLF Electromagnetic Background in Topside Ionosphere over Seismically Active Areas (Intercosmos-24 Satellite);171
9.4;Quasi-static Electric and ULF Magnetic Fields on Kamchatka;176
9.5;An Experimental Confirmation of the Relation Between Precursors of Earthquakes in Near-Earth Electric Fields and in Ionosphere Parameters;179
9.6;References;186
10;Chapter 5: Mathematical Modeling of Dynamics Processes in the Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere;189
10.1;Introduction;190
10.2;Global Numerical Models of the Upper Atmosphere and Ionosphere;190
10.3;Modeling Atmosphere and Ionosphere Perturbations;195
10.4;Modeling Ionospheric Disturbances on the Geomagnetic Storms;196
10.5;Modeling of Interaction of Various Layers of the Atmosphere;198
10.6;Perfection of the Description of Photochemical Reactions;201
10.7;Modeling Ionosphere Precursors of Earthquakes;205
10.8;Conclusion;209
10.9;References;211
11;6: Ball Lightning Investigations;215
11.1;Modern State on Ball-Lightning Investigations;215
11.2;Ball Lightning as an Object of Condensed Substance;310
11.3;Electrodynamical Model of Ball Lightning;326
11.4;Ball Lightning as the Thermodynamic Limit of the Periodic System;345
11.5;References;370
12;Index;388