-above the “F1 region”, ‘atomic oxygen’ becomes the dominant constituent because lighter particles tend to occupy higher altitudes above the ‘turbopause’ (at ~100 km)-
(this ‘atomic oxygen’ provides the ‘O+ atomic ions’ that make up the “F2 layer”)
(the outer boundary of the “F2 layer” is the “ionopause”)
(nearer to the surface, “solar-wind dynamic pressure” reaches a balance with the pressure from the “ionosphere”, in a region called the “ionopause”)
(this interaction typically prevents “solar-wind stripping” from being the dominant loss process of the ‘atmosphere’)
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👈👈👈☜*THE [F] LAYER* ☞ 👉👉👉
-EARTH’S [IONO-SPHERE]-
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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