Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-12-2024
Abstract
The middle/upper atmosphere and ionosphere are the transition between neutral and ionized components of the Earth’s atmosphere, including stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionospheric E region and ionospheric F region (Laštovička et al., 2006; Xu, et al., 2007; Smith, 2012). The atmospheric thermal structure and composition are significantly affected by dynamical processes through coupling. The layering phenomena such as mesospheric metal layers, sporadic E layers, and noctilucent clouds are important tracers to study mechanisms of the vertical coupling from the lower to the upper atmosphere (Dou et al., 2010; Plane, 2012; Xue et al., 2013).
Source Publication
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Recommended Citation
Yu, B., Cai, X., Emmons, D., Wang, C., & Wu, J. (2024). Editorial: Observations and simulations of layering phenomena in the middle/upper atmosphere and ionosphere. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 10, 1361434. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2023.1361434
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