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Aeronomy of the Middle Atmosphere

Chemistry and Physics of the Stratosphere and Mesosphere

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  • © 1984

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Authors:
  1. Guy Brasseur

    1. Institute d’Aéronomie and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

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  2. Susan Solomon

    1. Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, USA

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Part of the book series: Atmospheric Sciences Library (ASL)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Middle Atmosphere and Its Evolution

    • Guy Brasseur, Susan Solomon
    Pages 1-8

  3. Chemical Concepts in the Atmosphere

    • Guy Brasseur, Susan Solomon
    Pages 9-31

  4. Structure and Dynamics

    • Guy Brasseur, Susan Solomon
    Pages 32-88

  5. Radiation

    • Guy Brasseur, Susan Solomon
    Pages 89-200

  6. Composition and Chemistry

    • Guy Brasseur, Susan Solomon
    Pages 201-319

  7. The Ions

    • Guy Brasseur, Susan Solomon
    Pages 320-374

  8. Possible Perturbations and Atmospheric Responses

    • Guy Brasseur, Susan Solomon
    Pages 375-430

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 431-443
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About this book

The reader may be surprised to learn that the word "aeronomy" is not found in many of the standard dictionaries of the English language (for exam­ ple. Webster's International dictionary). Yet the term would appear to exist, as evidenced by the affiliations of the two authors of this volume (Institut d'Aeronomie, Brussels, Belgium; Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA). Perhaps part of this obscu­ rity arises because aeronomy is a relatively new and evolving field of endeavor, with a history dating back no farther than about 1940. The Chambers dic­ tionary of science and technology provides the following definition: "aeronomy (Meteor. ). The branch of science dealing with the atmosphere of the Earth and the other planets with reference to their chemical com­ position, physical properties, relative motion,

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute d’Aéronomie and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Guy Brasseur

  • Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, USA

    Susan Solomon

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aeronomy of the Middle Atmosphere

  • Book Subtitle: Chemistry and Physics of the Stratosphere and Mesosphere

  • Authors: Guy Brasseur, Susan Solomon

  • Series Title: Atmospheric Sciences Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6401-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6403-7Published: 12 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6401-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 444

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences

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