But no, it turns out that the temperature begins to rise again due to absorption of UV light by the ozone layer. This discovery changed everything for theorists studying atmospheric tides. They were finally able to show that solar heating dominates atmospheric tides, as opposed to the well-established dominant role of the Moon and the Sun's gravitational pull on the oceans. The first hint about upward-traveling waves came out of tidal theory, and the regular pattern of magnetic fluctuations began to be understood. Electric currents must be flowing in space, driven by tidal surges.
Space weather exists.
During the spectacular Leonids meteor shower of 1866, and possibly the equally bountiful one of 1833, strange distortions of meteor contrails were seen. At the time the atmosphere was not known to extend as high as the observations indicated, let alone thought to have internal wave activity. Such long-lived trails are very rare except during showers. Leonids shower the author observed five such displays, one lasting several minutes. Buoyancy waves were first detected in the aftermath of the great volcanic explosion of Krakatau in 1885.