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Nov 25, 2024
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University of Alberta Calendar 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ASTRO 429 - Upper Atmosphere and Space Physics
Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Science
Department Physics
Typically Offered either term
Description
Basic space plasma phenomena: the Earth’s plasma and field environment; the solar cycle; generation of the solar wind; the interplanetary plasma and field environment; the solar-terrestrial interaction; magnetospheric substorms; the aurora borealis; magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions; effects of magnetospheric storms on man-made systems; use of natural electromagnetic fields for geophysical exploration. Pre- or corequisite: PHYS 381.
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