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Introduction

Essentials of Global Electromagnetic Resonance in the Earth-Ionosphere Cavity

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Schumann Resonance for Tyros

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In this introductory chapter we describe general properties of the Earth–ionosphere cavity, outline the relationship of the global electromagnetic resonance to other natural low frequency radio signals, briefly describe the early history, and mention essentials of the signal measurements.

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  1. National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kharkov, Ukraine

    Alexander Nickolaenko

  2. The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan

    Masashi Hayakawa

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Nickolaenko, A., Hayakawa, M. (2014). Introduction. In: Schumann Resonance for Tyros. Springer Geophysics. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54358-9_1

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