Atmospheres of Earth and the Planets : Proceedings of the Summer Advanced Study Institute, Held at the University of Liège, Belgium, July 29—August 9, 1974

This book contains the lectures presented at the Summer Advanced Study Institute, 'Physics and Chemistry of Atmospheres' which was held at the University of Liege, Belgium, during the period July 29-August 9, 1974. One-hundred nineteen persons from eleven different countries attended the Institute. The authors and publisher have made a special effort for rapid publication of an up­ to-date status of the physics and chemistry ofthe atmospheres of Earth and the plan­ ets, which is an ever-changing area. Special thanks are due to the lecturers for their diligent preparation and excellent presentations. The individual lectures and the published papers were deliberately limited; the authors' cooperation in conforming to these specifications is greatly appreciated. The contents of the book are organized by subject area rather than in the order in which papers were presented during the Institute. Many thanks are due to Drs Alv Egeland, Donald M. Hunten, Gunther Lange-Hesse, Marcel Nicolet, Harold I. Schiff, Lance Thomas, Alister Vallance Jones, Richard Wayne, and Gilbert Weill who served as session chairmen during the Institute and contributed greatly to its success by skillfully directing the discussion period in a stimulating manner after each lecture. Many persons contributed to the success of the Institute. Drs Alv Egeland, Donald M. Hunten, Gunther Lange-Hesse, Marcel Nicolet, Harold I. Schiff, Erwin R. Schmerling, Lance Thomas, Alister Vallance Jones, Richard Wayne, and Gilbert Weill were especially helpful in preparing the technical program. Front Matter....Pages I-VII Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Session Chairmen’s Summaries....Pages 3-19 Neutral Chemistry in the Earth’s Atmosphere....Pages 21-43 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 Atmospheric Physics....Pages 47-58 Vertical Transport in Atmospheres....Pages 59-72 Some Energy Sources and Sinks in the Upper Atmosphere....Pages 73-86 Winds and Electric Fields in the Upper Atmosphere....Pages 87-97 Auroral Heating....Pages 99-109 Chatanika Radar Measurements....Pages 111-124 Coordinated Optical and Radar Measurements of Auroral Motions and Ionospheric Plasma Drift....Pages 125-130 Front Matter....Pages 131-131 Early Aeronomy Results from the Satellite Esro 4....Pages 133-157 Incoherent Scatter Radar Results....Pages 159-175 Front Matter....Pages 177-177 Laboratory Measurement of Rate Coefficients: Introductory Review....Pages 179-195 Ion Chemistry....Pages 197-210 Oxygen Chemistry....Pages 211-218 Hydrogen Chemistry: Perspective on Experiment and Theory....Pages 219-232 Front Matter....Pages 233-233 Neutral Atmosphere Modeling....Pages 235-243 Models of the Ionosphere....Pages 245-258 The D and E Regions....Pages 259-268 The F Region....Pages 269-280 Front Matter....Pages 281-281 The Global Pattern of 6300 Å Atomic Oxygen Emission as Seen from the Isis-2 Spacecraft....Pages 283-288 Front Matter....Pages 281-281 OGO-6 Observations of 5577 Å....Pages 289-307 Auroral Ultraviolet Emissions....Pages 309-317 Observed Intensity Ratios of the N 2 1PG Bands in Aurora....Pages 319-322 Processes and Emissions Associated with Electron Precipitation....Pages 323-333 Rocketborne Observations of Atmospheric Infrared Emissions in the Auroral Region....Pages 335-346 Summary Analysis of 4.3 μm Data....Pages 347-358 Front Matter....Pages 359-359 The Atmospheres of Mars and Venus — A Comparison....Pages 361-367 Venus Cloud Models....Pages 369-384 The Ionosphere and Upper Atmosphere of Venus....Pages 385-399 Outer Solar-System Aeronomy....Pages 401-408 The Atmosphere and Ionosphere of Jupiter....Pages 409-423 Spectroscopy of Jupiter and Saturn....Pages 425-432 Sodium ‘Airglow’ from Io....Pages 433-440 IO: Recent Observations....Pages 441-446 Back Matter....Pages 447-456