Understanding MLT Energetics Through Observations of Nitric Oxide
Whitepaper #312 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: space weather applications; basic research. Additional topics: space weather research/applications/operations pipeline; planetary ionospheres / upper atmospheres; […]
by Larry Paxton, Scott Bailey, and Justin Yonker
Published onJul 31, 2023
Understanding MLT Energetics Through Observations of Nitric Oxide
We propose that during the next decade of research, the NSF and NASA community invest in developing and flying Middle Ultraviolet (MUV: 200 to 300nm) spectrographic imagers for mapping the important tracer of ITM processes: Nitric Oxide (NO). Understanding composition changes in response to solar and geomagnetic forcing is crucial to understanding the energy balance of the upper atmosphere.
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