Physics of planetary atmospheres and ionospheres

Details Physics of planetary atmospheres and ionospheres Physics of planetary atmospheres and ionospheres

Nov 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981esasp.164..157b&link_type=abstract

In ESA The Solar System and its Exploration p 157-160 (SEE N82-26087 16-88)

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Earth Atmosphere, Ionospheric Composition, Mars Atmosphere, Planetary Ionospheres, Venus Atmosphere, Exosphere, Homosphere, Maxwell-Boltzmann Density Function, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Troposphere

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The traditional atmospheric regions, the distinction between homosphere and heterosphere, and changing atmospheric composition are discussed. The validity of the barometric law based on a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, for the major part of a planetary atmosphere and its breakdown in the exosphere due to escape of atmospheric particles is considered. The formation and maintenance of photochemical and diffusion-controlled ionospheric layers are treated. Their applicability to planetary ionospheres is dealt with. The spatial extent of magnetic and nonmagnetic planet ionospheres is investigated. Thermal and nonthermal processes responsible for the mass loss of planetary atmospheres are surveyed.

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