PHYSICS
OF UPPER ATMOSPHERE
MTO-357e,
CRN: 12725
2025-2026, FALL TERM
Instructor: Z. KaymaZ
Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Classroom: MED-C 1D7
Class Hours: Thursday, 14:30-17:30
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 14:30-16:30, or by
appointment, zerefsan@itu.edu.tr
Assistant to the Class: Res. Assist. Busenur Keskin (keskinb18@itu.edu.tr)
Calendar 2025-2026
Important Dates: Mark Your Calendars
Midterm—20.Nov.2025
Final Exam Week—
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LECTURE
NOTES/SLIDES
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PUA-02oct2025-Sylabus
PUA-LECT00-02oct2025-Overview
PUA-LECT01-02oct2025-Solar
Atmosphere
PUA-LECT02-09oct2025-Solar
Wind and Solar Activity
PUA-LECT03-16oct2025-Magnetosphere-MagneticStorms-Substorms-Aurorae
PUA-LECT04-23oct2025-Solar Radiation
PUA-LECT05-30oct2025-Neutral
Upper Atmospheric Structure
PUA-LECT06-06nov2025-Ionosphere
PUA-LECT07-13nov2025-Radio
Propagation
PUA-LECT08-20nov2025-Midterm
PUA-LECT09-27nov2025-Ionosphere-Magnetosphere-Thermosphere
Interaction
PUA-LECT10-04dec2025-Upper
Atmospheric Dynamics
PUA-LECT11-11dec2025-Upper
Atmospheric Clouds
PUA-LECT12-18dec2025-Solar-Cosmic
Ray-Weather Relations
PUA-LECT13-25dec2025-Upper
Atmospheric Measurements/Observations/Data
PUA-LECT14-31dec2025-Upper
Atmospheric Models
NEXT LECTURE
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Homework
Homework-1
Homework-2
Homework-3
Homework-4
Homework-5
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Term
Project
Event Date:
Report Date:
Presentation Date:
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Class Material
Units- Constants-Conversion Factors-short
Units-Constants-Conversion Factors-long
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GRADES
Grading
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Last
Update: 02/January/2026 by ZK