Aeronomy of the Earth's Atmosphere and Ionosphere

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Chemical–Dynamical Coupling in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere....Pages 3-17
Atmospheric Tides and Planetary Waves: Recent Progress Based on SABER/TIMED Temperature Measurements (2002–2007)....Pages 19-56
Dynamical Coupling Between Different Regions of Equatorial Atmosphere....Pages 57-65
Microphysical Properties of Mesospheric Aerosols: An Overview of In Situ-Results from the ECOMA Project....Pages 67-74
SABER Observations of Daytime Atomic Oxygen and Ozone Variability in the Mesosphere....Pages 75-82
In Situ Measurements of Small-Scale Structures in Neutrals and Charged Aerosols....Pages 83-91
High-Latitude Gravity Wave Measurements in Noctilucent Clouds and Polar Mesospheric Clouds....Pages 93-105
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Gravity Wave Influences in the Thermosphere and Ionosphere: Observations and Recent Modeling....Pages 109-130
Neutral Winds and Densities at the Bottomside of the F Layer from Primary and Secondary Gravity Waves from Deep Convection....Pages 131-139
The Acoustic Gravity Wave Induced Disturbances in the Equatorial Ionosphere....Pages 141-162
Mesosphere–Ionosphere Coupling Processes Observed in the F Layer Bottom-Side Oscillation....Pages 163-175
A Case Study of Tidal and Planetary Wave Coupling in the Equatorial Atmosphere-Ionosphere System Over India: Preliminary Results....Pages 177-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Electrodynamics of Ionosphere–Thermosphere Coupling....Pages 191-201
Daytime Vertical E×B Drift Velocities Inferred from Ground-Based Equatorial Magnetometer Observations....Pages 203-210
Three-Dimensional Modeling of Equatorial Spread F....Pages 211-218
Coupling Processes in the Equatorial Spread F/Plasma Bubble Irregularity Development....Pages 219-238
Influences on the Development of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles: Insights from a Long-Term Optical Dataset....Pages 239-249
A Review of the Recent Advances in the Investigation of Equatorial Spread F and Space Weather Effects over Indian Sector Using Optical and Other Techniques....Pages 251-268
Radar and Optical Observations of Irregular Midlatitude Sporadic E Layers Beneath MSTIDs....Pages 269-281
Instabilities in the Midlatitude Ionosphere in Terms of E–F Coupling....Pages 283-290
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Statistical Study of Medium-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Observed with a GPS Receiver Network in Japan....Pages 291-299
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
New Aspects of the Coupling Between Thermosphere and Ionosphere, with Special regards to CHAMP Mission Results....Pages 303-316
Equatorial Ionization Anomaly: The Role of Thermospheric Winds and the Effects of the Geomagnetic Field Secular Variation....Pages 317-328
Characteristics of Temperature and Density Structures in the Equatorial Thermosphere Simulated by a Whole Atmosphere GCM....Pages 329-337
Longitudinal Variations of the Thermospheric Zonal Wind Induced by Nonmigrating Tides as Observed by CHAMP....Pages 339-348
Causal Link of Longitudinal Plasma Density Structure to Vertical Plasma Drift and Atmospheric Tides – A Review....Pages 349-361
Longitudinal Structure of the Mid- and Low-Latitude Ionosphere Observed by Space-borne GPS Receivers....Pages 363-374
Ionosphere–Thermosphere Coupling in the Low-Latitude Region....Pages 375-380
A Tutorial Review on Sporadic E Layers....Pages 381-394
Long-Term Trends in the Upper Atmosphere – Recent Progress....Pages 395-406
Parameters of the Ionospheric F2 Layer as a Source of Information on Trends in Thermospheric Dynamics....Pages 407-416
Front Matter....Pages 417-417
Storm-Time Response of the Thermosphere–Ionosphere System....Pages 419-435
Ionosphere Data Assimilation: Problems Associated with Missing Physics....Pages 437-442
Penetration of Magnetospheric Electric Fields to the Low Latitude Ionosphere During Storm/Substorms....Pages 443-453
Modeling the Storm Time Electrodynamics....Pages 455-464
A Physical Mechanism of Positive Ionospheric Storms....Pages 465-475
Back Matter....Pages 477-480