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Author:   Billy McCormac
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1973 ed.
Volume:   35
Weight:   0.900kg
ISBN:  

9789027702838

ISBN 10:   9027702837
Pages:   397
Publication Date:   31 August 1973
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I: Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere.- Neutral Air Density and Composition.- Neutral Wind Structure in the Thermosphere During Quiet and Disturbed Geomagnetic Periods.- The Distribution of Minor Constituents in the Stratosphere and Lower Mesosphere.- Aerosols and Particles.- II: Physical Processes.- Electromagnetic Transport Processes in the Ionosphere.- Heat Balance and Thermal Conduction.- Solar Radiation and Its Absorption in the Upper Atmosphere.- Precipitating Energetic Electrons in the Mid-Latitude Lower Ionosphere.- Transauroral Ionosphere, Magnetospheric Implications.- III: Chemical Processes and Models.- Neutral Atmospheric Chemistry — Introduction and Review.- Ion Chemistry of the D and E Regions.- Gas-Phase Nitrogen and Methane Chemistry in the Atmosphere.- Reactions Involving Excited States of O and O2.- The Oxygen-Hydrogen Atmosphere.- Aerosol Chemistry.- Alkali Chemistry Problems of the Upper Atmosphere.- IV: Experimental Results and Interpretations.- Mass Spectrometer Measurements in the Ionosphere.- Observation and Interpretation of Hydroxyl Airglow Emissions.- O2(1?) in the Atmosphere.- Oxygen and Nitrogen Vibration in the Thermosphere.- OI Emissions.- Vertical Red Line 6300 Å Distribution and Tropical Nightglow Morphology in Quiet Magnetic Conditions.- Indirect Excitation Processes in Aurora.- Observation of O(1D) and N(1D°) Emission in the Polar Aurora.- Hydrogen and Helium Emissions.- Geocoronal Hydrogen.- Infrared Observations of the Earth’s Upper Atmosphere.- Balloon Borne Infrared Measurements.- Sunspot Cycle Variation in Atmospheric Density at the Level of the Sodium Layer.- Incoherent Scatter and Vertical Incidence Observations.- The Use of VLF Radio Waves in Ionospheric Research.- V: Other Planets.- The Atmosphere of Mars.- TheUpper Atmosphere of Venus: A Review.- The Jovian Upper Atmosphere.- VI: Summary and Conclusions.- Summary.- Conclusions.- Index of Subjects.

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