Wavelet modelling of ionospheric currents and induced magnetic fields from satellite data [Elektronische Ressource] / Carsten Mayer

Carsten MayerWaveletModellingofIonosphericCurrents and Induced MagneticFields From Satellite DataD 386Wavelet Modelling of Ionospheric Currentsand Induced Magnetic Fields fromSatellite DataCarsten MayerGeomathematics GroupDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of Kaiserslautern, GermanyVom Fachbereich Mathematikder Universit¨at Kaiserslauternzur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoktor der Naturwissenschaften(Doctor rerum naturalium, Dr. rer. nat.)genehmigte Dissertation1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Willi Freeden2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Hermann Luhr¨Vollzug der Promotion: 28. August 2003D 386AcknowledgementsFirst of all, I thank Prof. Dr. Willi Freeden for giving me the opportunity to workon this topic and for his support concerning all the problems that have come upduring my work.Moreover, I thank Prof. Dr. H. Luhr¨ for being my second tutor and for giving mehelpful advices concerning the geomagnetic background of my work. Furthermore,I want to thank Prof. Dr. N. Olsen and the GFZ Potsdam for providing me withsatellite data and numerous software for processing these data.IamgratefultoalltheformerandpresentcolleaguesattheGeomathematicsGroup,especially Dr. T. Maier, who read the manuscript and gave a lot of valuable com-ments.I wish to thank Petra and my parents, Marianne and Richard Mayer, for their en-couragement, their patience and their continuous support.