New observational capabilities for the thermosphere and ionosphere towards understanding the impacts of the lower atmosphere wave forcing

Whitepaper #243 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research. Additional topics: planetary ionospheres / upper atmospheres.

by Guiping Liu, Douglas Rowland, Scott England, Ruth Lieberman, Hanli Liu, Astrid Maute, Nicholas Pedatella, and Diego Janches

Published onJul 31, 2023

Supporting the overall concepts of the GDC and DYNAMIC missions, and continuing or enhancing capabilities like ICON, TIMED, Aura MLS, and GOLD will be of high value in moving towards the ultimate goal of a full understanding of the roles of tides and planetary waves in driving IT variability.

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