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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Frontiers of Earth System Dynamics: Earth’s Global Electric Circuit
GLOBAL ELECTRIC CIRCUIT VIDEO.................................................................. 2
Overview and Teacher’s Guide......................................................................... 3
EARTH’S ELECTRIFIED ATMOSPHERE
Earth’s Global Electric Circuit.......................................................................... 4
Earth’s Sun....................................................................................................... 6
Earth’s Magnetosphere.................................................................................... 7
Earth’s Atmosphere.......................................................................................... 8
Earth’s Ionosphere........................................................................................... 10
Transient Luminous Events (TLEs)................................................................... 12
Earth’s Clouds.................................................................................................. 14
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Earth’s Lightning and Electrified Stoms......................................................r.. 15
ACTIVITIES........................................................................................................ 17
Educational Sites ....................................................................................... 18
MEET THE SCIENTISTS..................................................................................... 20
Spark – UCAR Science Education
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GLOSSARY of TERMS........................................................................................ 23
RESOURCES....................................................................................................... 29
Atmosphere Graphic.................................................................................. 30
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Global Electric Circuit Graphic................................................................... 31
Recommended Websites ........................................................................... 32
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