Meteorological Investigations of the Upper Atmosphere : Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society Symposium on Meteorological Investigations Above 70 Kilometers, Miami Beach, Florida, 31 May-2 June 1967

The objectives of the American Meteorological Society are "the development and dissemination of knowledge of meteorology in all its phases and applications, and the advancement of its professional ideals." The organization of the Society took place in affiliation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science at Saint Louis, Missouri, December 29, 1919, and its incorporation, at Washington, D. C., January 21, 1920. The work of the Society is carried on by the Bulletin, the Journal, and Meteorological Monographs, by papers and discussions at meetings of the Society, through the offices of the Secretary and the Executive Secretary, and by correspondence. All of the Americas are represented in the membership of the Society as well as many foreign countries. Front Matter....Pages N2-vi Purpose of the Symposium....Pages 1-1 Research on the Lower Fringe of Space....Pages 2-6 Aerospace Systems Requirements for Environmental Data in the Altitude Range 60–200 Km....Pages 7-18 Solar Influences and Their Variations....Pages 19-31 Reactions Related to Atmospheric Ozone Chemistry....Pages 32-36 Lower Atmospheric Energy Sources for the Upper Atmosphere....Pages 37-46 Composition of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere....Pages 47-56 Temperature, Density and Pressure Variations in the Stratosphere and the Mesosphere....Pages 57-71 The Structure of the Thermosphere and Its Variations....Pages 72-81 Density and Temperature Variations in the Intervening Layer (90–150 Km)....Pages 82-89 A Numerical Study of the Variable Structure of the Lower Thermosphere....Pages 90-97 The General Circulation of the Atmosphere Above 60 Km....Pages 98-113 Tidal Oscillations, Shorter Period Gravity Waves and Shear Waves....Pages 114-121 Some Observations of Turbulence in the 80 to 110 Km Region of the Upper Atmosphere....Pages 122-128 D-Region Phenomena and Stratospheric-Mesospheric Coupling....Pages 129-138 The Influence of the Neutral Wind Field on the Distribution of Ionization in the E-Region....Pages 139-147 Relative Motion of Ion and Neutral Clouds....Pages 148-151 Ionospheric Winds and Associated Geomagnetic Variations....Pages 152-157 Meteorological Rocket Measurements in the Mesosphere....Pages 158-169 Grenade Experiments in a Program of Synoptic Meteorological Measurements....Pages 170-175 Falling Sphere Measurements, 30 to 120 Km....Pages 176-189 Winds and Densities from Radar Meteor Trail Returns, 80 to 120 Km....Pages 190-195 Techniques and Precisions Associated with Chemical Trail Measurements....Pages 196-200 Recent Measurements of the Lower Thermosphere Structure....Pages 201-207 System for Collecting Worldwide Lower Thermosphere Data....Pages 208-212 The Influence of Lower Boundary Conditions on Thermospheric Models....Pages 213-214 Theoretical Approaches to the Problems of the Neutral Atmosphere....Pages 215-217 Deducing the Structure and Circulation of the Neutral Component in Ionized Layers....Pages 218-221 Special Problems of Measurement Below 100 Km....Pages 222-224 Particulate Matter in the Region 70 to 100 Km....Pages 225-227 Back Matter....Pages 228-229 ....Pages 230-231