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Report of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere PanelThe scientific objectives and mission concept that emerged from the discussions of this panel are presented. The overall scientific theme of this report is the investigation of the ionosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere (near Earth space environment) as a global, dynamic, and coupled system. Among the specific goals of this area of research are: (1) understanding the consequences of transition between turbulent and laminar flow and collisional and collisionless media; (2) understanding the thermospheric/mesospheric coupling due to gravity wave, tidal, and trace constituent transport processes; (3) understanding the electrodynamical coupling between the thermosphere/ionosphere and magnetosphere; (4) understanding the coupling processes between small scale plasma structures; and (5) determining the real-time evolution of the global ionosphere electric field in response to solar wind and magnetosphere coupling.
Document ID
19920016080
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Szuszczewicz, Edward P.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Killeen, Tim L.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Arnoldy, Roger L.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Brace, Larry H.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Christensen, Andrew B.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Fejer, B.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Heelis, Roderick A.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Keskinen, Michael J.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Maynard, Nelson C.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Mayr, Hans G.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD., United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Space Physics Strategy-Implementation Study. Volume 1: Goals, Objectives, Strategy. A Report to the Space Physics Subcommittee of the Space Science and Applications Advisory Committee
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
92N25323
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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