Dynamics of the Thermosphere During Quiet and Disturbed Conditions

Volland, H.

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Dynamics of the Thermosphere During Quiet and Disturbed Conditions

H. Volland³

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The positive temperature gradient and molecular dissipation mechanisms at thermospheric heights result in the nearly linear response of that region to external forcing. A simplified theory of the propagation and generation of acoustic-gravity waves and of planetary waves is outlined using the linearization of the hydrodynamic equations and the superposition of harmonic waves via a Fourier series of a Fourier integral. The main energy sources at thermospheric heights are solar XUV, wave dissipation, Joule heating, and Ampere forcing. Basic wind configurations are then calculated which are generated by the predominant, harmonically- varying heat and momentum sources of magnetospheric origin.

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Radioastronomical Institute, University of Bonn, 53, Bonn, W.- Germany
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Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, 99701, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Charles S. Deehr
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Jan A. Holtet

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Volland, H. (1980). Dynamics of the Thermosphere During Quiet and Disturbed Conditions. In: Deehr, C.S., Holtet, J.A. (eds) Exploration of the Polar Upper Atmosphere. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 64. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8417-2_2

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