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Energy and mass transport in the thermosphereExamples illustrating the effects of large scale energy and mass transport in the thermosphere discussed include: (1) The seasonal variations reveal temperature, composition, and ionospheric anomalies involving energy exchange between the thermosphere and mesosphere. (2) The midnight temperature maximum in the thermosphere is interpreted as a signature of tidal waves emanating from the mesosphere and momentum coupling associated with ion drag. (3) The ionospheric storm in the F region illustrates the intricate effects of large scale atmospheric winds driven by magnetospheric energization processes. (4) Atmospheric signatures of Joule heating and electric field momentum coupling are markedly different.
Document ID
19790017445
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Other
Authors
Mayr, H. G. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Harris, I. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Spencer, N. W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: Middle Atmosphere Electrodyn.
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
79N25616
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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