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The Earth's neutral upper atmosphere
Author(s) -
KingHele D. G.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg016i004p00733
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , astrobiology , earth (classical element) , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , geology , atmosphere of earth , environmental science , physics , astronomy
This paper was intended as an introductory and superficial survey of the earth's neutral upper atmosphere, mainly at heights between 100 and 1000 km, to prepare for the more specialized papers which followed. The density, temperature, and winds and their variations are briefly discussed.