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Solar wind and high energy particle effects in the middle atmosphere
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Lastovicka, Jan |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | The solar wind variability and high energy particle effects in the neutral middle atmosphere are not much known. These factors are important in the high latitude upper mesosphere, lower thermosphere energy budget. They influence temperature, composition (minor constituents of nitric oxide, ozone), circulation (wind system) and airflow. The vertical and latitudinal structures of such effects, mechanisms of downward penetration of energy and questions of energy abundance are largely to be solved. The most important recent finding seems to be the discovery of the role of highly relativistic electrons in the middle atmosphere at L = 3 - 8 (Baker et al., 1987). The solar wind and high energy particle flux variability appear to form a part of the chain of possible Sun-weather (climate) relationships. The importance of such studies in the nineties is emphasized by their role in big international programs STEP and IGBP - Global Change. |
| File Size | 481355 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900018872 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3c013686 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Energy Budgets Thermosphere Climate Nitric Oxide Ozone Solar Flux Trace Elements Solar Terrestrial Interactions High Energy Electrons Solar Wind Neutral Atmospheres Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
