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, 14:30-16:00, or by
appointment, zerefsan@itu.edu.tr
Assistant to the Class: Res. Assist. Busenur Keskin (keskinb18@itu.edu.tr)
Important Dates: Mark Your Calendars
Midterm—20/November/2025
Final Exam Week—5-18/January/2026
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LECTURE
NOTES/SLIDES
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PUA-LECT01-02oct2025-Sun-SolarAtmosphere-SolarWind
PUA-LECT02-09oct2025-SolarActivity- Solar Radiation
NEXT LECTURE
PUA-LECT03- Neutral Atmosphere of the Earth: Lower Atmosphere, Upper
Atmosphere—Thermosphere
PUA-LECT04- Ionosphere and Ionospheric Variability
PUA-LECT05- Ionospheric Radio Propagation
PUA-LECT06- Bow shock-Magnetosheath-Magnetopause-Magnetosphere
PUA-LECT07- MIDTERM
PUA-LECT08- Magnetic storms,
Magnetospheric substorms, Magnetic Indices, Aurorae
PUA-LECT09- Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere (MIT) Coupling
PUA-LECT10- Upper Atmospheric Dynamics
PUA-LECT11- Mesosphere and Noctilucent Clouds
PUA-LECT12- Stratosphere and Stratospheric Ozone
PUA-LECT13- Space Weather, Sun-Cosmic Rays-and Climate
PUA-LECT14- Observation Techniques of Upper Atmosphere
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Homework
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Event Date:
Report Date:
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Class Material
Units- Constants-Conversion Factors-short
Units-Constants-Conversion Factors-long
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GRADES
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Last
Update: 02/October/2025 by ZK