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Modelling of the Solar Extreme Ultraviolet Irradiance for Aeronomic Applications..- I. Temporal variations of the solar irradiance.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Solar EUV measurements aeronomic interest.- II. Representation and estimation of solar EUV fluxes.- 3. Representation of solar EUV fluxes.- 4. Estimation of the solar EUV fluxes from ground-based measurements.- 5. EUV fluxes as solar indices.- III. Aeronomical implications of the solar EUV radiation.- 6. Computation of ionospheric parameters.- 7. Atmospheric heating by solar EUV radiation.- Transport Coefficients and Collision Frequencies for Aeronomic Plasmas..- A. Transport coefficients derived with a mean-collision-frequency method.- 1. Momentum and energy flux balance.- 2. Transport equations.- B. Gas kinetic cross sections and collision frequencies.- 3. General methods of the kinetic theory.- I. Transfer cross sections and transfer collision frequencies.- 4. Collision cross sections and collision frequencies.- 5. Quantum corrections to classical transfer cross sections.- 6. Transfer cross sections.- 7. Transfer cross sections for nonmonotonic interaction potentials.- 8. Transfer cross sections for monotonic interactions potentials.- II. Transfer cross sections for particular interactions.- 9. Collisions between charged and neutral particles.- 10. Collisions between electrons and neutral particles. General features.- 11. Collisions between electrons and aeronomic neutrals.- 12. Collisions between charged particles.- 13. Collisions between ions and neutrals. Polarization part.- 14. Collisions between atomic ions and atoms.- 15. Collisions of ions in their parent gas. Charge exchange.- 16. Collisions of ions on their parent gas. Polarization.- 17. Collisions between neutrals.- 18. Analytic expressions and normalizations for transfer cross sections and transfer collision frequencies.- III. Transport collision frequencies and their calculation.- 19. Transport collision frequencies.- 20. Transport collision frequencies for multiparameter interaction potentials.- 21. Numerical and analytical results for transport collision frequencies.- 22. Survey of the methods for the determination of transport collision frequencies.- C. The moment method.- I. System of balance equations for momentum and heat flux.- 23. Momentum and heat flux balances.- 24. Balance equations in matrix notation.- II. Transport equations.- 25. Transport equations in zeroth approximation. Ohm's and Fourier's laws.- 26. Transport equations in first approximation. Thermal diffusion and diffusion thermo effect.- 27. Onsager-Casimir relations. Generalized Bridgman relation.- III. Particular transport coefficients.- 28. Transport coefficients for charged particles and for electrons alone.- 29. Electrical and heat conductivity for an electron plasma.- 30. Thermal diffusion tensor and Peltier tensor for an electron plasma.- D. The Lorentz method.- 31. Representation of transport coefficients.- 32. Eigenvalues of the transport tensors expressed by Dingle integrals.- 33. Binomial approximations of the transport eigenvalues.- 34. The Ginzburg-Gurevic representation of transport eigenvalues.- 35. The Shkarofsky representation of transport eigenvalues.- 36. Some applications and extensions.- Append.- A. Axial tensors and axial matrix tensors.- B. Some definite integrals and special functions.- C. Conversion of units.- General references.- Modelling of Neutral and Ionized Atmospheres..- 1. Fundamental relations.- A. Measurements.- 2. Air density determinations from satellite drag.- 3. In-situ composition measurements.- 4. Other measurements of neutral atmosphere parameters.- 5. Incoherent scatter sounding.- 6. Optical methods of observation.- B. Results.- 7. Temperature in the upper atmosphere.- 8. Atmospheric structure and transport.- 9. Composition.- C. Empirical (descriptive) modeling.- 10. International reference atmospheres.- 11. Computerized descriptive models of the neutral atmosphere.- 12. Intercomparison of different atmospheric models.- D. Empirical modelling of the ionosphere.- 13. Modelling vertical profiles.- 14. Worldwide aspect of the ionosphere.- E. Aeronomical modeling.- 15. Kinematic models.- 16. Thermospheric heat budget.- 17. Advanced aeronomical theory.- 18. The polar caps: coupling with the magnetosphere.- Appendix A: The Role of Photoelectrons in the Heat Balance of the Upper Atmosphere.- General references.- Errata to Volumes XLIX/3-6.