On the importance of neutral composition and temperature measurements in the 100–200 km altitude region

Currently, thermospheric species densities and temperatures between ∼100 and 200 km are not known to the accuracy needed to fully characterize how the thermosphere transitions from a well-mixed atmosphere to a diffusively separated atmosphere with zero temperature gradient. This greatly inhibits sci...

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Main Authors: McArthur Jones, John T. Emmert, Quan Gan, Jia Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.1062967/full