Physics and Chemistry of Upper Atmosphere

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Neutral Air Density and Composition

      • U. Von Zahn

      Pages 3-10

   3. Neutral Wind Structure in the Thermosphere During Quiet and Disturbed Geomagnetic Periods

      • D. Rees

      Pages 11-23

   4. The Distribution of Minor Constituents in the Stratosphere and Lower Mesosphere

      • E. A. Martell

      Pages 24-33

   5. Aerosols and Particles

      • F. Link

      Pages 34-40

3. Physical Processes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Electromagnetic Transport Processes in the Ionosphere

      • H. Rishbeth

      Pages 43-53

   3. Heat Balance and Thermal Conduction

      • G. Kockarts

      Pages 54-63

   4. Solar Radiation and its Absorption in the Upper Atmosphere

      • M. Ackerman

      Pages 64-66

   5. Precipitating Energetic Electrons in the Mid-Latitude Lower Ionosphere

      • T. A. Potemra

      Pages 67-72

   6. Transauroral Ionosphere, Magnetospheric Implications

      • J. J. Berthelier, M. Sylvain

      Pages 73-82

4. Chemical Processes and Models

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83

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   2. Neutral Atmospheric Chemistry — Introduction and Review

      • Harold I. Schiff

      Pages 85-98

   3. Ion Chemistry of the D and E Regions

      • George C. Reid

      Pages 99-109

   4. Gas-Phase Nitrogen and Methane Chemistry in the Atmosphere

      • Paul J. Crutzen

      Pages 110-124

   5. Reactions Involving Excited States of O and O2

      • R. P. Wayne

      Pages 125-132

   6. The Oxygen-Hydrogen Atmosphere

      • L. Thomas

      Pages 133-142

   7. Aerosol Chemistry

      • A. W. Castleman Jr.

      Pages 143-157

   8. Alkali Chemistry Problems of the Upper Atmosphere

      • G. Kvifte

      Pages 158-168

This book contains the lecmres presented at the Summer Advanced Study Institute, 'Physics and Chemistry of Upper Atmospheres' which was held at the University of Orleans, Orleans, France, during the period July 31 through August 11,1972. One­ hundred thirty nine persons from 14 different countries attended the Institute. The authors and the publisher have made a special effort for rapid publication of an up-to-date status of the particles, fields, and processes in the earth's magnetosphere, which is an ever changing area. Special thanks are due to the lecturers for their diligent preparation and excellent presentations. The individual lectures and the published papers were deliberately limited; the authors' cooperation in conforming to these specifications is greatly appreciated. The contents of the book are organized by sub­ ject area rather than in the order in which papers were presented during the Institute. Many thanks are due to Warren Berning, Donald M. Hunten, Edward Llewellyn, J. Ortner, Henry Rishbeth, Harold I Schiff, Lance Thomas, Alister Vallance Jones, and Gilbert Weill, who served as session chairmen during the Institute and contributed greatly to its success by skillfully directing the discussion period in a stimulating manner after each lecture.

• Corona
• Planet
• Sunspot
• ionosphere
• solar

• Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, USA

  B. M. McCormac

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