Space Physics and Aeronomy

List of Contributors vii
 
Preface xi
 
Part I Energetics and Dynamics of the Upper Atmosphere
 
1 Joule Heating in the Thermosphere
Arthur D. Richmond 3
 
2 Momentum and Energy Budgets in the High-Latitude Lower Thermospheric Wind System
Young-Sil Kwak and Arthur D. Richmond 19
 
3 Upper Thermospheric Winds: Forcing, Variability, and Effects
Wenbin Wang, Alan G. Burns, and Jing Liu 41
 
4 Influence of Nonhydrostatic Processes on the Ionosphere-Thermosphere
Yue Deng, Cissi Y. Lin, Qingyu Zhu, and Cheng Sheng 65
 
5 The Middle- and Low-Latitude Neutral Wind Dynamo
Astrid Maute 79
 
Part II Upper Atmospheric Composition
 
6 Neutral Composition in the Upper Atmosphere
Alan G. Burns, Wenbin Wang, and Liying Qian 107
 
7 Storm-Time Neutral Composition Changes in the Upper Atmosphere
Yongliang Zhang and Larry J. Paxton 115
 
8 Neutral Hydrogen in the Terrestrial Thermosphere and Exosphere: A Ground-Based Perspective
Edwin Mierkiewicz 135
 
Part III Low and Upper Atmosphere Coupling Through Waves
 
9 Atmosphere-Ionosphere (A-I) Coupling by Solar and Lunar Tides
Jeffrey M. Forbes 159
 
10 Planetary Waves and Their Impact on the Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Ionosphere
Jia Yue, Ruth Lieberman, and Loren C. Chang 183
 
11 Longitudinal Variation in the Mass Density of the Thermosphere: A GAIA Simulation
Yasunobu Miyoshi 217
 
Part IV Upper Atmosphere Structure and Variability
 
12 Equatorial Thermosphere Anomaly
Jiuhou Lei 229
 
13 Structured Storm-Time Polar Ionosphere and Its Drivers: A Review
Jing Liu, Wenbin Wang, Alan G. Burns, and Qinghe Zhang 239
 
14 Solar Flare Effects on the Thermosphere and Ionosphere
Liying Qian and Thomas N. Woods 253
 
15 Day-to-Day Variability of the Thermosphere and Ionosphere
Huixin Liu, Yosuke Yamazaki, and Jiuhou Lei 275
 
16 Response of the Ionosphere to Varying Solar Fluxes
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Wenbin Wang, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA.
 
Yongliang Zhang, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA.