aeronomy

[ ai-ron-uh-mee ]

noun

1. the study of chemical and physical phenomena in the upper atmosphere.

aeronomy

/ ɛəˈrɒnəmɪ /

noun

1. the science of the earth's upper atmosphere

aeronomy

/ â-rŏn′ə-mē /

1. The scientific study of the upper atmospheric regions of the Earth and other planets, where the ionization of gas takes place. Aeronomy is also concerned with the atmospheres around comets and satellites, or any other atmosphere where ionization, particularly of oxygen, takes place.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aeronomy¹

First recorded in 1955–60; aero- + -nomy

Example Sentences

Lori Neary, who models the martian atmosphere at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy and isn’t involved with the mission, is also looking forward to its data.

From Science Magazine

Researchers at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy in Brussels used computer models to simulate one million different emission scenarios in each square.

From The Guardian

There’s still some noise to clean up, said Ann Carine Vandaele, NOMAD’s principal investigator and a planetary scientist at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy in Brussels, in her talk.

From Science Magazine

Noctilucent clouds glow over Antarctica in these images collected by NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere spacecraft in 2016.

From The Verge

“We may have a gap in our knowledge,” said atmospheric scientist Daan Hubert at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy in Brussels, who studies ozone trends.

From Wall Street Journal