Atmospheric phenomena extend beyond the Kármán line from above
Is it true that atmospheric phenomena extend beyond the Kármán line from above?
Yes. Atmospheric phenomena, such as waves, tides, and compositional changes, routinely propagate and extend well above the Kármán line into the thermosphere and ionosphere.
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The claim states that atmospheric phenomena extend beyond the Kármán line from above (meaning upward from the lower atmosphere into the upper atmosphere/space boundary, or simply existing above it). The retrieved papers extensively document atmospheric dynamics, waves, tides, composition, and long-term trends occurring in the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere (altitudes well above the 100 km Kármán line) and how they are driven by lower atmospheric processes. Therefore, the claim is well-supported by the literature.
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Laštovička, J. (2023). Progress in investigating long-term trends in the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5783-2023
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Inchin, P., Heale, C., Snively, J., & Zettergren, M. (2020). The Dynamics of Nonlinear Atmospheric Acoustic‐Gravity Waves Generated by Tsunamis Over Realistic Bathymetry. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JA028309
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Gasperini, F., Maute, A., Wang, H., McClung, O., Aggarwal, D., & Kumari, K. (2025). Tidally Driven Intra‐Seasonal Oscillations in the Thermosphere From TIEGCM‐ICON and Connections to the Madden‐Julian Oscillation. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JA033178
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The claim states that atmospheric phenomena extend beyond the Kármán line from above (meaning upward from the lower atmosphere into the upper atmosphere/space boundary, or simply existing above it). The retrieved papers extensively document atmospheric dynamics, waves, tides, composition, and long-term trends occurring in the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere (altitudes well above the 100 km Kármán line) and how they are driven by lower atmospheric processes. Therefore, the claim is well-supported by the literature.
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