Atmospheric Science Across the Stratopause

Copyright 2000 by the American Geophysical Union

Atmospheric Science Across the Stratopause

Editor(s): David E. Siskind, Stephen D. Eckermann, Michael E. Summers

Published Online: 18 MAR 2013

Print ISBN: 9780875909813

Online ISBN: 9781118668399

DOI: 10.1029/GM123

About this Book

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 123.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–x)

    2. Introduction (pages 1–6)

      David E. Siskind, Stephen D. Eckermann and Michael E. Summers

    3. Natural and Human-Induced Perturbations in the Middle Atmosphere: A Short Tutorial (pages 7–20)

      Guy P. Brasseur, Anne K. Smith, Rashid Khosravi, Theresa Huang, Stacy Walters, Simon Chabrillat and Gaston Kockarts

    4. The Role of Waves in the Transport Circulation of the Middle Atmosphere (pages 21–35)

      James R. Holton and M. Joan Alexander

    5. A Contemporary Assessment of the Mesospheric Energy Budget (pages 37–52)

      Martin G. Mlynczak

    6. On the Feasibility of Developing a Global Atmospheric Model Extending from the Ground to the Exosphere (pages 53–67)

      R.G. Roble

    7. Sprites, Blue Jets, and Elves: Optical Evidence of Energy Transport Across the Stratopause (pages 69–82)

      Matthew J. Heavner, Davis D. Sentman, Dana R. Moudry, Eugene M. Wescott, Carl L. Siefring, Jeff S. Morrill and Eric J. Bucsela

    8. A review of CO2 and CO abundances in the middle atmosphere (pages 83–100)

      Manuel LóPez-Puertas, Miguel Á. LóPez-Valverde, Rolando R. Garcia and Raymond G. Roble

    9. On the Coupling Between Middle and Upper Atmospheric Odd Nitrogen (pages 101–116)

      David E. Siskind

    10. Insights Into Middle Atmospheric Hydrogen Chemistry from Analysis of Mahrsi Oh Observations (pages 117–130)

      Michael E. Summers and Robert R. Conway

    11. A Review of Hydroxyl in the Middle Atmosphere: Comparison of Measured and Modeled Vertical Profiles and Ground-Based Column Observations (pages 131–136)

      T. Canty, K. Minschwaner, K. W. Jucks and A. K. Smith

    12. Energetic Electrons and Their Effects on Upper Stratospheric and Mesospheric Ozone in May 1992 (pages 137–142)

      W. Dean Pesnel, Richard A. Goldberg, D. L. Chenette, E. E. Gaines and Charles H. Jackman

    13. Turbulence Dynamics and Mixing Due to Gravity Waves in the Lower and Middle Atmosphere (pages 143–159)

      David C. Fritts and Joseph A. Werne

    14. The Role of Equatorial Waves in the Semiannual Oscillation of The Middle Atmosphere (pages 161–176)

      Rolando R. Garcia

    15. Modeling Atmospheric Tidal Propagation Across the Stratopause (pages 177–190)

      M. E. Hagan

    16. Observations of Southern Polar Descent and Coupling in the Thermosphere, Mesosphere and Stratosphere Provided by Haloe (pages 191–206)

      James M. Russell and R. Bradley Pierce

    17. Sudden Stratospheric and Stratopause Warmings: Observations of Temperatures in the Middle Atmosphere Above Eureka (pages 207–212)

      Thomas J. Duck, James A. Whiteway and Allan I. Carswell

    18. Year-Round Temperature and Wave Measurements of the Arctic Middle Atmosphere for 1995–1998 (pages 213–219)

      Andrew J. Gerrard, Timothy J. Kane and Jeffrey P. Thayer

    19. Interannual Variability of the Diurnal Tide in the Low-Latitude Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere During Equinoxes: Mechanistic Model Interpretation Of the 1992–96 Hrdi Measurements (pages 221–226)

      Valery A. Yudin, Marvin A. Geller, Ling Wang and Stephen D. Eckermann

    20. Free and Forced Interannual Variability of the Circulation in the Extratropical Northern Hemisphere Middle Atmosphere (pages 227–239)

      Kevin Hamilton

    21. Future Changes in Upper Stratospheric Ozone (pages 241–255)

      K. W. Jucks and R. J. Salawitch

    22. Ground-Based Microwave Observations of Middle Atmospheric Water Vapor in the 1990S (pages 257–270)

      Gerald E. Nedoluha, Richard M. Bevilacqua, R. Michael Gomez, Brian C. Hicks, James M. Russell and Brian J. Connor

    23. Interannual Changes in Stratospheric Constituents and Global Circulation Derived from Satellite Data (pages 271–285)

      William J. Randel, Fei Wu, J. M. Russell, J. M. Zawodny and John Nash

    24. Recent Improvements in Middle Atmosphere Remote Sounding Techniques: the Crista-Spas Experiment (pages 287–304)

      Klaus U. Grossmann

    25. Thomas 2.5 Thz Measurements of Middle Atmospheric Oh:comparison with Mahrsi Observations and Model Results (pages 305–310)

      Christoph R. Englert, Birger A. Schimpf, Manfred Birk, Franz Schreier, Robert R. Conway, Michael H. Stevens and Michael E. Summers

    26. Numerical Simulations of Mountain Waves in the Middle Atmosphere Over The Southern Andes (pages 311–318)

      Kwok-Aun Tan and Stephen D. Eckermann

    27. Planetary Wave Two Signatures in Crista 2 Ozone and Temperature Data (pages 319–325)

      W. E. Ward, J. Oberheide, M. Riese, P. Preusse and D. Offermann

    28. Nighttime O2 and O3 profiles measured by MSX/UVISI using stellar occultation techniques (pages 327–335)

      Jeng-Hwa Yee, Robert Demajistre, Ronald J. Vervack, Prank Morgan, James F. Carbary, Gerald J. Romick, Daniel Morrison, Steven A. Lloyd, Philip L. Decola, Larry J. Paxton, Donald E. Anderson, C. Krishna Kumar and Ching-I Meng

    29. Coupled Models of Photochemistry and Dynamics in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere (pages 337–342)

      Xun Zhu, Jenget al., Hwa Yee and Darrell F. Strobel

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