Aeronomy
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1973
- Latest edition
- Authors: P. M. Banks, G. Kockarts
- Language: English
Aeronomy, Part A is an attempt to make a comprehensive exposition of the processes in aeronomy, the study of composition, movement, and thermal balance of the upper regions of the… Read more
Aeronomy, Part A is an attempt to make a comprehensive exposition of the processes in aeronomy, the study of composition, movement, and thermal balance of the upper regions of the planetary atmosphere. The text covers topics such as atmospheric regions and atmospheric density, the temperature and molecular mass of the atmosphere; the permanent constituents and the molecular and isotonic composition of the homosphere; and the transition from the homosphere to the heterosphere. Also covered are topics such as the temperature gradient and energies in the thermosphere, conditions at 200km and above 250km, solar radiation and ionization, and aeronomic reactions. The book is recommended for scientists, especially natural physicists, who would like to know more about the field of aeronomy and its advances.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents of Part B
Chapter 1. General Introduction
1.1 Atmospheric Regions
1.2 Atmospheric Density
1.3 Temperature
1.4 Molecular Mass
1.5 The Ionosphere
References
Chapter 2. The Composition of the Homosphere
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Principal Permanent Constituents
2.3 The Noble Gases
2.4 Molecular Composition
2.5 Isotopic Composition
References
Chapter 3. Physical Conditions of the Homosphere
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Numerical Values between 15 and 100 km
3.3 Lower Thermosphere
References
Chapter 4. The Transition from the Homosphere to the Heterosphere
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Theoretical Problem
4.3 Ozone Formation
4.4 Lifetime of Atomic Oxygen
4.5 Atomic Oxygen at 100 km
References
Chapter 5. Temperature Gradient in the Thermosphere
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Conditions at 200 km
5.3 Conditions above 250 km
5.4 Energies in the Thermosphere
References
Chapter 6. Photoabsorption
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Absorption of x Rays between 1 and 10 A
6.3 Absorption of x Rays between 10 and 100 A
6.4 Absorption of Ultraviolet Radiation Shorter than 1000 A
6.5 Absorption of Ultraviolet Radiation Longer than 1000 A
References
Chapter 7. Solar Radiation and Photoionization
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Blackbody Emissions and Solar Data
7.3 X Rays
7.4 Ultraviolet Radiation at Wavelengths Shorter than 1050 A
7.5 Lyman a and Lyman ß
7.6 Variation of Solar Emission
References
Chapter 8. Photodissociation
8.1 Molecular Oxygen
8.2 Ozone
8.3 Molecular Nitrogen
8.4 Water Vapor
8.5 Other Constituents
References
Chapter 9. Collision Processes
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Collision Processes
9.3 Cross Sections Which Depend upon Velocity
9.4 Elastic Collisions of Electrons with Neutral Particles
9.5 Inelastic Electron Collisions with Neutral Particles
9.6 Collisions between Ions and Neutral Particles
9.7 Charged Particle Collisions
References
Chapter 10. Aeronomic Reactions
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Radiative Recombination of Atoms
10.3 Recombination of Atoms by Three-Body Collisions
10.4 Atom Interchange
10.5 Radiative Recombination of Atomic Ions
10.6 Dissociative Recombination of Ions
10.7 Ion—Neutral Reactions
10.8 Cluster Reactions of Positive Ions
10.9 Negative Ions
References
Chapter 11. Oxygen and Ozone
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Dissociation of Oxygen
11.3 Ozone Distribution and Optical Depth
11.4 Products of the Ozone Photodissociation
11.5 Concentration of Excited Atoms and Molecules
References
Chapter 12. Nitrogen and Nitrogen Oxides
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Dissociation of Molecular Nitrogen
12.3 Production of Atomic Nitrogen
12.4 Formation of Nitric Oxide
12.5 Reactions Involving Atomic Hydrogen
12.6 Ionospheric Production of N and NO
12.7 Effect of Excited Nitrogen Atoms
References
Chapter 13. Hydrogen Compounds and Their Effects in the Chemosphere
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Dissociation and Oxidation of Hydrogen Compounds
13.3 Water Vapor and Methane in the Stratosphere and Mesosphere
13.4 Vertical Transport in the Stratosphere and Mésosphere
13.5 Reactions Involving a Single Hydrogen Atom
13.6 Effect of Hydrogen on the Distributions of O and 03
13.7 Rates of Change for the Hydrogen Compounds
References
Appendix A. A Guide to Reactions and Reaction Rate Coefficients
Author Index for Part A
Subject Index for Parts A and B
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