Airglow as an Indicator of Upper Atmospheric Structure and Dynamics

Airglow as an Indicator of Upper Atmospheric Structure and Dynamics

Author
Vladislav Yu. Khomich, Anatoly I. Semenov, Nicolay N. Shefov
Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Environmental Science

The book summarizes international progress over the last few decades in upper atmosphere airglow research. Measurement methods, theoretical concepts and empirical models of a wide spectrum of upper atmospheric emissions and their variability are considered. The book contains a detailed bibliography of studies related to the upper atmosphere airglow.


Keywords: Earth and environmental science / Aeronomy / Airglow / Atmosphere / Climate / Mesosphere / Spheric / Temperature / Geophysics / Geodesy / Astrophysics and Astroparticles / Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology