Mapping the wind in the polar thermosphere a case study within the CEDAR Program

Roger W. Smith; John W. Meriwether; Gonzalo Hernandez; Rees David; Vincent Wickwar; Odile de la Beaujardiere; Timothy L. Killeen

doi:10.1029/89EO00086

Mapping the wind in the polar thermosphere a case study within the CEDAR Program

Roger W. Smith, John W. Meriwether, Gonzalo Hernandez, Rees David, Vincent Wickwar, Odile de la Beaujardiere, Timothy L. Killeen

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The thermosphere is that region of neutral atmosphere in which atmospheric constituents are gravitationally bound to the Earth but are barometrically distributed according to their molecular or atomic weights. Unlike the lower atmosphere, mixing processes a reweak, which allows each constituent gas to behave independently. The thermosphere begins at about 100‐km‐altitude and extends up to 500 km or beyond. The temperature increases with height throughout the layer, which is a stabilizing influence.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	161-169
Number of pages	9
Journal	Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
Volume	70
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/89EO00086
State	Published - Mar 14 1989
Externally published	Yes

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