Airglow as an Indicator of Upper Atmospheric Structure and Dynamics

• Main Authors: Khomich, Vladislav Yu (Author), Semenov, Anatoly I. (Author), Shefov, Nicolay N. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Table of Contents:

• The Radiating Atmosphere and Space
• Processes Responsible for the Occurrence of the Airglow
• Techniques of Investigation of the Airglow
• Regular Variations of the Airglow in the Mesopause and Thermosphere
• Wave Processes in the Atmosphere
• Climatic Changes in the Upper Atmosphere
• Models of Vertical Profiles of Some Characteristics of the Upper Atmosphere.