Atmospheric Physics from Spacelab: Proceedings of the 11th ESLAB Symposium, Organized by the Space Science Department of the European Space Agency, Held at Frascati, Italy, 11–14 May 1976

Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Some Outstanding Problems in the Neutral and Ionized Atmosphere between 60 and 150 km Altitude....Pages 3-18
High-Latitude Ionosphere-Atmosphere Interactions....Pages 19-20
Solar Radiation Variation and Climate....Pages 21-41
Marées Et Ondes Planétaires Dans La Basse Thermosphère Et La Haute Mésosphère....Pages 43-60
Contribution of Incoherent Scatter Radars to the Study of Middle and Low Latitude Ionospheric Electric Fields....Pages 61-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Basic Processes in the Stratosphere and the Mesosphere....Pages 93-94
Chemical Models of the Neutral Atmosphere....Pages 95-106
Measurements of Minor Constituents in the Stratosphere....Pages 107-116
High Resolution Atmospheric Extinction Measurements from the French Experiment on Board the NASA Spacecraft OSO-8....Pages 117-128
High Resolution Atmospheric Emission Spectroscopy at 120 cm -1 and 535 cm -1 , with a Rapid Scan Interferometer and 91 cm Airborne Telescope....Pages 129-134
Microwave Limb Sounding of Strato- and Mesosphere....Pages 135-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Critical Climate Parameters and their Monitoring from Space....Pages 149-169
Stratospheric Models....Pages 171-197
Review of Observations from Meteorological Satellites....Pages 199-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Spacelab as an Orbiting Atmospheric Laboratory....Pages 203-214
The Design of a Spacelab Lidar Facility....Pages 215-235
Spacelab-Borne Lidar — Scientific Objectives Volume I of ESA Phase “A” Study DP/PS(76)4....Pages 237-254
Subsatellites for Atmospheric Research....Pages 255-263
The Role of Passive Sounder Packages on Spacelab....Pages 265-276
A Review of the Evolution of Atmospheric Science Experiments for AMPS....Pages 277-277
Front Matter....Pages 279-279
Field Aligned Currents Measured by Incoherent Scatter on Board the Spacelab....Pages 281-296
Monitoring of the Tropospherical Aerosol Using a Spacelab Borne Lidar System....Pages 297-313
Investigation of Plasma Instabilities in Equatorial ‘Spread F’ by Langmuir Probe Using Spacelab....Pages 315-315
Atmospheric Experiments with the Spacelab Lidar: A Discussion of the Major Features of the Method....Pages 317-327
Far Infrared Fourier Spectroscopic Observation of the Earth’s Atmosphere from Spacelab....Pages 329-338
Infrared Observation of Non Thermal Emissions from Spacelab....Pages 339-342
Image Intensifying TV Observations in the 1975 Spacelab Assess Mission....Pages 343-355
Euv — Visual Measurements from Spacelab....Pages 357-359
An Investigation of Minor Constituents from Spacelab....Pages 361-365
Ultraviolet Observations of the Upper Atmosphere from Spacelab....Pages 367-388
Passive Sounding Experiments and Experimental Requirements for the Determination of Trace Gas Concentrations....Pages 389-400
Optical Absorption Techniques....Pages 401-402
Back Matter....Pages 403-413