Cross Sections and Reaction Rates for Comparative Planetary Aeronomy

• DOI: 10.1007/s11214-008-9383-7
• Publication Date: 2008-07-02T10:06:00Z
• Authors: David L. Huestis; Stephen W. Bougher; Jane L. Fox; Marina Galand; Robert E. Johnson; Julianne I. Moses; Juliet C. Pickering
• Keywords: Aeronomy; Planetary science

In this chapter we describe the current knowledge of a selection of collision processes and chemical reactions of importance to planetary aeronomy. Emphasis is placed on critical evaluation of what we know and what we wish we knew about fundamental processes required for interpretation, explanation, and modeling of atmospheric observations.