Advances in geosciences Volume 3, Planetary science (PS) / editor-in-chief, Wing-Huen Ip; volume editor-in-chief, Anil Bhardwaj.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ip, W.-H.

Bhardwaj, Anil, 1967-

Series:

Advances in geosciences ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planetary meteorology.

Space environment.

Earth sciences.

Space sciences.

Planetary science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Advances in Geosciences is the result of a concerted effort in bringing the latest results and planning activities related to earth and space science in Asia and the international arena. The Editors are all leading scientists in their research fields covering five sections: Solid Earth (SE), Solar Terrestrial (ST), Planetary Science (PS), Hydrological Science (HS), and Oceans and Atmospheres (OA). The main purpose is to highlight the scientific issues essential to the study of earthquakes, tsunamis, climate change, drought, flood, typhoons, space weathers, and planetary exploration.This volume

Contents:

Editors; Reviewers; Contents; Review of Mariner 10 Observations: Mercury Surface Impact Processes Clark R. Chapman; 1. Introduction; 2. Origins of Mercury's Craters; 3. Secondary Cratering; References; Earth Ground-Based Observations of Mercury Exosphere - Magnetosphere - Surface Relations Leblanc Fran ̧cois; 1. Introduction; 2. Exospheric Composition; 3. Sources of Variation of Mercury's Exosphere Content; 3.1. Variation due to Mercury's orbit; 3.2. Magnetosphere-exosphere relations; 3.2.1. Solar wind penetration; 3.2.2. Solar event encounter; 3.2.3. Magnetospheric recycling

3.3. Upper surface-exosphere relations3.3.1. Migration of the volatiles; 3.3.2. Topography effects; 4. Conclusions; References; On the Dynamics of Charged Particles in the Magnetosphere of Mercury Dominique C. Delcourt and Kanako Seki; 1. Introduction; 2. Adiabaticity Breaking Due to Small Spatial Scales; 3. Adiabaticity Breaking Due to Small Temporal Scales; 4. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; The Dayside Magnetosphere of Mercury S. Massetti, S. Orsini, E. De Angelis, V. Mangano, A. Milillo and A. Mura; 1. Introduction; 2. Open Field Regions

3. Plasma Penetration into Mercury's Dayside Magnetosphere4. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Neutral Atom Emission from Mercury A. Mura, S. Orsini, A. Milillo, D. Delcourt, A. M. Di Lellis, E. De Angelis and S. Massetti; 1. Introduction; 2. Proton Circulation Model; 3. ENA Simulations; 4. ELENA Sensor; 5. ENA Imaging; 6. Summary and Conclusions; References; Bepicolombo - MPO Scientific Aspects and System Update Johannes Benkho. and Rita Schulz; 1. Introduction; 2. Updated Mission Overview; 2.1. Mission scenario; 2.2. The Mercury planetary orbiter; 2.3. Payload

2.4. Description of the MPO payload instruments2.4.1. Spectrometer and imagers for MPO BepiColombo integrated observatory system; 2.4.2. Mercury radiometer and thermal infrared spectrometer; 2.4.3. Mercury imaging X-ray spectrometer; 2.4.4. The solar intensity X-ray and particle spectrometer; 2.4.5. Probing of hermean exosphere by ultraviolet spectroscopy; 2.4.6. Search for exospheric refilling and emitted natural abundances; 2.4.7. BepiColombo laser altimeter; 2.4.8. Mercury magnetometer; 2.4.9. Mercury orbiter radio-science experiment; 2.4.10. Italian spring accelerometer

2.4.11. Mercury gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer3. Summary; References; Diagnosing the Mercury Plasma Environment Using Low-Frequency Electric Field Measurements L. G. Blomberg and J. A. Cumnock; 1. Introduction; 2. Scientific Topics; 2.1. Plasma convection and cross-polar potential; 2.2. ULF pulsations; 2.3. Field-aligned currents; 2.4. Exo-ionospheric conductivity; 2.5. Current closure; 2.6. Magnetospheric compressibility; 2.7. Mirror point asymmetry; 2.8. Particle trapping; 2.9. Wave activity at higher frequencies; 2.9.1. LF and MF waves; 2.9.2. Solar activity; 3. Summary; References

Plasma/Radio Wave Observations at Mercury by the Bepicolombo MMO Spacecraft H. Matsumoto, J.-L. Bougeret, L. G. Blomberg, H. Kojima, S. Yagitani, Y. Omura, M. Moncuquet, G. Chanteur, Y. Kasaba, J.-G. Trotignon, Y. Kasahara and Bepicolombo MMO PWI Team

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611909024

9781281909022

1281909025

9789812707192

9812707190