Aeronomy of the middle atmosphere : chemistry and physics of the stratosphere and mesosphere
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Aeronomy of the middle atmosphere : chemistry and physics of the stratosphere and mesosphere
(Atmospheric and oceanographic sciences library / editor-in-chief, Richard D. Rosen, v. 32)
Springer, c2005
3rd rev. and enl. ed.
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Institute for Space–Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University宇宙地球研1
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Includes bibliographies and index
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"[...] an interesting and well-written overview of the current status of our knowledge of the composition of the middle atmosphere and the basic radiative, dynamical and photochemical processes which maintain it."
(Bulletin American Meteorological Society)
Table of Contents
Preface.
1: The Middle Atmosphere and its Evolution. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere. 1.3 Anthropogenic Perturbations.
2: Chemical Concepts in the Atmosphere. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Energy Levels of Molecules. 2.3 Thermodynamic Considerations. 2.4 Elementary Chemical Kinetics. 2.5 Heterogeneous and Multiphase Reactions. 2.6 Photolysis Processes. 2.7 Excited Species in the Middle Atmosphere.
3: Dynamics and Transport. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Structure of the Atmosphere and Some Observed Dynamical Characteristics. 3.3 Fundamental Description of Atmospheric Dynamics. 3.4 Atmospheric Waves. 3.5 Effects of Dynamics on Chemical Species: Transport. 3.6 Dynamics and Meridional Transport in Two Dimensions: A Conceptual View. 3.7 The Importance of Wave Transience and Dissipation. 3.8 Vertical Transport above the Mesopause. 3.9 Models of the Middle Atmosphere.
4: Radiation. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Definitions. 4.3 Extraterrestrial Solar Radiation. 4.4 The Attenuation of Solar radiation in the Atmosphere. 4.5. Radiative Transfer. 4.6 The Thermal Effects of Radiation. 4.7 Photochemical Effects of Radiation.
5: Composition and Chemistry. 5.1 General. 5.2 Oxygen Compounds. 5.3 Carbon Compounds. 5.4 Hydrogen Compounds. 5.5 Nitrogen Compounds. 5.6 Halogen Compounds. 5.7 Stratospheric Aerosols and Clouds. 5.8 Generalized ozone Balance.
6: Ozone Perturbations. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 The Photochemically-Controlled Upper Stratosphere and mesosphere: 25-75 km. 6.3 Lower Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Observations and Explanations. 6.4 Summary and Outlook.
7: The Ions. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Formation of Ions in the Middle Atmosphere. 7.3 Positive Ion Chemistry. 7.4 Negative Ion Chemistry. 7.5 Effect of Ionic Processes on Neutral Constituents. 7.6 Radio Waves in the Lower Ionosphere.
Appendices. Appendix 1: Physical Constants and Other Data. Appendix 2: Conversion Factors and Multiplying Prefixes. Appendix 3: Rate Coefficients forSecond-Order Gas-Phase Reactions. Appendix 4: Rate Coefficients for Gas-Phase Associating Reactions. Appendix 5: Surface Reaction Probability. Appendix 6: Atmospheric Profiles.
Figure acknowledgements. Index.
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