@inbook{e1e3685cb5e947bcb72702d43e3c298f,
title = "Aeronomy",
abstract = "We describe here the neutral and ionic structures of atmospheres, including the processes that determine the atmospheric layers, the distributions of the species, and the temperature profiles. We focus on the upper atmosphere, which comprises the thermosphere and the ionosphere, two regions that overlay and interact with each other. We describe the interaction of near and extreme ultraviolet solar photons and energetic electrons with the atmosphere and their role in ionization and dissociation of atmospheric species. We also review the production and loss processes that are important in the formation of the different layers of the dayside and nightside ionospheres, including ion and neutral diffusion. The processes that determine the neutral, ion, and electron temperatures are discussed. We review the processes that are important in the production of the luminosity of the upper atmospheres, including dayglow, nightglow, and auroras. Finally, we describe atmospheric escape processes, including thermal and nonthermal mechanisms.",
keywords = "dissociative recombination, outer planet, solar zenith angle, suprathermal electron, terrestrial planet",
author = "Fox, {Jane L.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-73893-8_88",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-030-73892-1",
series = "Springer Handbooks",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "1299--1336",
editor = "Drake, {Gordon W. F.}",
booktitle = "Springer Handbooks",
edition = "2",
}