Upper Atmosphere
A section of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433).
Section Information
The upper atmosphere is one of the most sensitive shells embracing our planet. It is subject to impacts from both above (the Sun and magnetosphere) and below (tropospheric disturbances, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions). Its reactions to these impacts can be used for diagnostics of our environment, from the ground surface up to the magnetosphere and Sun. The upper atmosphere has a complex structure and composition, changing with altitude, from a mixture of neutral gases up to completely ionized space plasma. If the upper part (the thermosphere and ionosphere) can be monitored by both satellites and ground-based instruments, such as ionosondes and GPS receivers, the lower part, from 50 up to 80 km, is difficult to monitor; this is why papers describing new technologies of the lower part of the upper atmosphere are welcomed.
We welcome publications describing the upper atmosphere dynamics in different solar and geomagnetic conditions, as well as those stimulated by effects from below. Methods for upper ionosphere monitoring, as well as papers concerned with the modeling of physical processes, are invited. Download Section Flyer
Keywords
- stratosphere
- thermosphere
- ionosphere
- ionospheric sounding
- GPS TEC
- ionospheric tomography
- acoustic gravity waves (AGWs)
- traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs)
- global electric circuit (GEC)
- solar activity
- geomagnetic activity
- galactic cosmic rays
- ionospheric precursors of earthquakes
- modeling of atmosphere and ionosphere
- plasma bubbles/turbulence
- geosphere interaction
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Ionospheric Sounding for Identification of Pre-seismic Activity (Deadline: 21 January 2025)
- Advanced GNSS for Ionospheric Sounding and Disturbances Monitoring (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Novel Insights into the Effects of Space Weather on Human Health (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Observations and Analysis of Upper Atmosphere (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Feature Papers in Upper Atmosphere (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Variability and Predictability of Space Weather and the Ionosphere: Recent Advances (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 14 May 2025)
- Recent Insights and Advances in Lightning and Other Thunderstorm-Related Transient Events (Deadline: 29 May 2025)
- Ionospheric Disturbances and Space Weather (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Ionospheric Irregularity (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Electromagnetic Observations and Their Applications in Earthquake Research (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 27 June 2025)
