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Ice particulates in the mesosphere
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The observations of noctilucent clouds, the measurements of hydrated and of large immobile ions, and the light‐scattering layer detected by the OGO‐6 satellite suggest the presence of particulates, probably ice, in the mesosphere. The correlation between temperature and positive ion conductivity where the vapor pressure over ice becomes greater than atmospheric pressure in the stratopause region indicates the presence of ice crystals throughout the mesosphere over a wide range of latitudes during all seasons. Between 109 and 1010 ice crystals per m³ of order 10 nanometers in diameter can dominate ionization loss processes in the mesosphere, and can explain a variety of experimental observations, including observed solar angle dependence and seasonal variability of electron density.
Title: Ice particulates in the mesosphere
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The observations of noctilucent clouds, the measurements of hydrated and of large immobile ions, and the light‐scattering layer detected by the OGO‐6 satellite suggest the presence of particulates, probably ice, in the mesosphere.
The correlation between temperature and positive ion conductivity where the vapor pressure over ice becomes greater than atmospheric pressure in the stratopause region indicates the presence of ice crystals throughout the mesosphere over a wide range of latitudes during all seasons.
Between 109 and 1010 ice crystals per m³ of order 10 nanometers in diameter can dominate ionization loss processes in the mesosphere, and can explain a variety of experimental observations, including observed solar angle dependence and seasonal variability of electron density.
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