Alfven Waves Across Heliophysics: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Alfvén waves are fundamental to space plasma dynamics, and recent advances have come from space missions, rocket campaigns, magnetometer arrays, radar networks, and computer modeling. The American Geophysical Union's Volume highlights Alfvén waves in the solar atmosphere, giant planets, Mars, moon-magnetosphere systems, geospace, and the laboratory.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 25 April 2024
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Alfvén waves are fundamental to the dynamics of space plasmas, and recent advances in our knowledge about them have come from several directions. These include new space missions to unexplored heliospheric regions, sophisticated rocket campaigns in the auroral zone, enlarged magnetometer arrays and radar networks, and significant advances in computer modeling. This interdisciplinary collaboration from different space science communities aims to review recent and current Alfvén wave research. Volume highlights include Alfvén waves in the solar atmosphere, Alfvén waves at the giant planets, Alfvén waves at Mars, Alfvén waves in moon-magnetosphere systems, Alfvén waves in geospace, and Alfvén waves in the laboratory. The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity, and its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.

ISBN-13: 9781394195954