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Copyright page
Page iv
Preface
Pages v-vii
Richard A. Craig
Chapter 1 Introduction
Pages 1-15
Chapter 2 Meteorological Conditions in the Lower Stratosphere
Pages 16-64
Chapter 3 Structure and Circulation of the Upper Stratosphere and the Mesosphere
Pages 65-118
Chapter 4 The Sun's Radiation and the Upper Atmosphere
Pages 119-175
Chapter 5 Composition of the Stratosphere and Mesosphere; Atmospheric Ozone
Pages 176-233
Chapter 6 Composition and Structure of the Thermosphere
Pages 234-278
Chapter 7 Radiative Processes and Heat Transfer
Pages 279-316
Chapter 8 Atmospheric Tides and Winds in the Lower Thermosphere
Pages 317-361
Chapter 9 An Introduction to Some Other Aeronomic Problems
Pages 362-440
Chapter 10 The Transport of Properties in the Upper Atmosphere
Pages 441-449
Appendix A Some Useful Constants
Page 450
Appendix B Additional Comments on Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanics
Pages 451-455
Appendix C Comments on Radiation Nomenclature
Pages 456-458
Appendix D Absorption by an Exponential Atmosphere; Grazing Incidence
Pages 459-461
Appendix E The GΓΆtz Umkehr Method; Basic Equation
Pages 462-464
Appendix F Large-Scale Transport of Atmospheric Properties
Pages 465-466
Appendix G Some Early Studies of Radiative Effects on Thermal Structure
Pages 467-468
Appendix H Thermal Equilibrium and the Upper Atmosphere
Page 469
Appendix I Harmonic Analysis and Significance Criteria
Pages 470-473
Appendix J Legendre Functions and Spherical Harmonics
Pages 474-476
Appendix K The Perturbation Equations
Pages 477-480
Appendix L An Early Account of an Auroral Display
Pages 481-482
Appendix M Glossary of Symbols
Pages 483-486
Author Index
Pages 487-494
Subject Index
Pages 495-509
