The Upper Atmosphere Meteorology and Physics

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Copyright page
Page iv

Preface
Pages v-vii
Richard A. Craig

Chapter 1 Introduction
Pages 1-15

Chapter 2 Meteorological Conditions in the Lower Stratosphere
Pages 16-64

Chapter 3 Structure and Circulation of the Upper Stratosphere and the Mesosphere
Pages 65-118

Chapter 4 The Sun\'s Radiation and the Upper Atmosphere
Pages 119-175

Chapter 5 Composition of the Stratosphere and Mesosphere; Atmospheric Ozone
Pages 176-233

Chapter 6 Composition and Structure of the Thermosphere
Pages 234-278

Chapter 7 Radiative Processes and Heat Transfer
Pages 279-316

Chapter 8 Atmospheric Tides and Winds in the Lower Thermosphere
Pages 317-361

Chapter 9 An Introduction to Some Other Aeronomic Problems
Pages 362-440

Chapter 10 The Transport of Properties in the Upper Atmosphere
Pages 441-449

Appendix A Some Useful Constants
Page 450

Appendix B Additional Comments on Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanics
Pages 451-455

Appendix C Comments on Radiation Nomenclature
Pages 456-458

Appendix D Absorption by an Exponential Atmosphere; Grazing Incidence
Pages 459-461

Appendix E The Götz Umkehr Method; Basic Equation
Pages 462-464

Appendix F Large-Scale Transport of Atmospheric Properties
Pages 465-466

Appendix G Some Early Studies of Radiative Effects on Thermal Structure
Pages 467-468

Appendix H Thermal Equilibrium and the Upper Atmosphere
Page 469

Appendix I Harmonic Analysis and Significance Criteria
Pages 470-473

Appendix J Legendre Functions and Spherical Harmonics
Pages 474-476

Appendix K The Perturbation Equations
Pages 477-480

Appendix L An Early Account of an Auroral Display
Pages 481-482

Appendix M Glossary of Symbols
Pages 483-486

Author Index
Pages 487-494

Subject Index
Pages 495-509