Structure and Dynamics of the Upper Atmosphere

Atmospheric nomenclature.

Atmospheric nomenclature; Hydrostatic equations of atmospheric structure; scale height; Heat balance in the thermosphere; dissociation and diffusion; Production and loss processes of ions and electrons; Chapman theory; Altitude distribution and temporal variations of neutral and ionized constituents; temperature and collision frequency in the mesosphere and thermosphere; Winds and tidal oscillations; Gravity waves; Drift motions of irregularities; E-region electric current and the dynamics of the ionosphere; Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the ionosphere; Measuring techniques for the parameter of the neutral constituents; Ions and electrons; wind and drifts of irregularities; and temperature with special emphasis on those used locally