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Author:   G.M. Nikol'Skij ,  K. Rawer ,  P. Stubbe ,  L. Thomas
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Volume:   10 / 49 / 6
Weight:   0.900kg
ISBN:  

9783540070801

ISBN 10:   354007080
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   01 August 1982
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

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: A Summary Description of Aeronomy.- The Neutral and Ion Chemistry of the Upper Atmosphere.- A. Neutral and ionized atmospheric structure and composition.- B. Interactions of solar radiations with atmospheric gases.- C. Collision processes and chemical reactions.- D. Laboratory measurements of relevant rate coefficients.- E. Experimental methods for measurement of neutral and ion composition.- F. Aeronomical models of neutral composition.- G. Aeronomical models of ion composition.- I. Characteristics of ionospheric regions.- II. The ion chemistry of the D region.- III. The ion chemistry of the E region.- IV. The ion chemistry of the F region.- H. The production of excited species and their roles in atmospheric and ionospheric processes.- General references.- Diffusion in the High Atmosphere.- I. Introduction and the general theory of diffusion.- II. Diffusive equilibrium, mixing, and turbulence in the high atmosphere.- III. Vertical distributions of molecular and atomic oxygen.- IV. Ambipolar diffusion including the formation of the F2-layer.- V. Vertical distributions of minor constituents in the high atmosphere.- General references.- Interaction of Neutral and Plasma Motions in the Ionosphere.- A. Introduction.- B. Fundamental equations.- I. Equation of motion for the neutral gas.- II. Auxiliary transport equations for wind calculations.- III. Applicability of the transport equations in the upper atmosphere.- C. Calculation of wind velocities.- I. Methods of calculating wind velocities.- II. Characteristics of calculated wind velocities.- D. Observed wind velocities.- E. Effects of winds on the ionosphere.- I. Direct effects.- II. Indirect effects.- F. Effects of plasma motions on the neutral wind.- G. Conclusion.- List of main symbols.- General references.- Extreme Ultraviolet Observational Data on the Solar Spectrum.- I. Spectral observations.- II XUV solar images.- III. Observation of x-ray solar radiation over wide spectral ranges.- IV. Identification and prediction of extreme ultraviolet lines.- V. Chemical composition of the solar atmosphere derived from EUV data.- General references.

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