Upper Atmosphere
A section of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433).
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The problem of coupling processes in the Earth's atmosphere has recently become of great relevance. Climate change, electric discharges from top of the clouds into the ionosphere, seismo-ionospheric coupling, the role of galactic cosmic rays in cloud formation and hurricane stimulation, and other novel issues present the challenge of reconsidering the energy balance and transformation within the upper atmosphere. Usually, the lower border of the upper atmosphere is positioned at altitudes higher than 50 km, where the processes of molecule dissociation and ionization start to play an important role. This altitude is also considered as the lower border of the ionosphere in models of global electric circuits. However, for this Section, our interest lies in the lower atmosphere up to the tropopause, where the maximum dissipation of galactic cosmic rays is situated, as well as a few kilometers higher than the tropopause, where we focus attention on the ozone layer and its role in atmosphere thermodynamics.
We envisage that this Section will represent the efforts of scientists who are not only atmospheric physicists but also experts in plasma physics, thermodynamics, and other disciplines of geophysics. The new knowledge generated from this endeavor is the direct result of interdisciplinary fusion and sets the foundation for further scientific progress. Download Section Flyer
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Electromagnetic Observations and Their Applications in Earthquake Research (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- Variability and Predictability of Space Weather and the Ionosphere: Recent Advances (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Ionospheric Sounding for Identification of Pre-seismic Activity (Deadline: 21 June 2024)
- Structures and Fluctuations of Solar Wind (Deadline: 28 June 2024)
- A Dynamical System for the Earth's Ionosphere—Space Weather through Complex System Science (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Coupling between Plasmasphere and Upper Atmosphere (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Observations and Analysis of Upper Atmosphere (Deadline: 9 August 2024)
- High-Energy Particles in the Atmosphere: Results and Models Studies—Status and Perspectives (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Impact of Thunderstorms on the Upper Atmosphere (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Effect of Solar Activities to the Earth's Atmosphere (Deadline: 27 September 2024)
- Recent Advances in Ionosphere Observation and Investigation (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 13 November 2024)