Ion-Neutral Coupling in the E Region
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Upper Atmosphere".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (17 June 2022) | Viewed by 747
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metal layers; gravity waves; tides; geomagnetic storms; ion–neutral coupling; thermosphere; equatorial ionosphere; sporadic E layer; thermosphere composition; turbulence; eddy diffusion; metal fluorescence lidar; E cross B drift; vertical wind; sporadic Na
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Interests: earth and planetary sciences; space physics; ionospheric physics; atmospheric science; ionospheric sporadic E layer; metal layers; lightning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The E region (90–150 km) is an overlapped area between the thermosphere and ionosphere. There are not only tides and gravity waves that may propagate into the higher altitude to generate influence on the ionosphere and thermosphere, but also meteoroid ablation to deposit the metals atoms (Fe, Na, Mg, K, Ca and Mg) and ions. These ions and neutrals interact with each other and generate strong influence not only in the E regionbut also in the lower (mesosphere) and higher neighborhood region (thermosphere and F region). For example, the accumulation of metal ions can make a major contribution to the sporadic E layer, which can influence not only the radio communication, but also the electron density profile for the whole ionosphere and possibly the total electron content. Furthermore, the existence of metal layers in the E and mesosphere can provide tracers for those ground-based metal fluorescence lidars to detect the temperature and neutral wind information. Like sporadic E layer, there also exists sporadic metal layer, of which the formation mechanism is still not well known. Although there are great progresses in studying these phenomena, there are still many mysterious aspects unknown in these related areas.
We invite you to submit your research for publication in this Special Issue, which aims to improve the understanding of ion-neutral coupling in the E region through a selection of papers. Both original research and review papers are welcome. We encourage contributions to topics including but not limited to:
- Explanation of observed sporadic metal layer based on multiple equipments and models
- Sporadic E layer morphology and corresponding explanation
- Modeling of the species in the E region
- Ion-neutral coupling between E and F region
- Influence of tides, gravity waves and planetary waves on E region species
- Influence of sudden stratosphere warming on E region species
Dr. Xuguang Cai
Dr. Bingkun Yu
Dr. Yuan Xia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sporadic E layer
- sporadic Na layer
- ion-neutral coupling
- numeric modeling
- tides
- gravity waves
- planetary waves
