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Ionospheric Ion Temperature Forecasting In Multiples Of 27 Days, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk, Michael J. Nicholls
Ionospheric Ion Temperature Forecasting In Multiples Of 27 Days, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk, Michael J. Nicholls
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he ionospheric variability found at auroral locations is usually assumed to be unpredictable. The magnetosphere, which drives this ionospheric variability via storms and substorms, is at best only qualitatively describable. In this study we demonstrate that over a 3 year period, ionospheric variability observed from Poker Flat, Alaska, has, in fact, a high degree of long-term predictability. The observations used in this study are (a) the solar wind high speed stream velocity measured by the NASA Advanced Composition Explorer satellite, used to define the corotating interaction region (CIR), and (b) the ion temperature at 300 km altitude measured by the …
Ionospheric Physics, Jan Josef Sojka
Ionospheric Physics, Jan Josef Sojka
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The author has taken a parochial view of the subject matter
under the title of ionospheric physics. Physics is used as the
key to separating this section of the aeronomy review from the
other aeronomy reports. Specifically, work categorized as
chemistry, optical emissions, and thermosphere will not be
reviewed in this section. However, coupling to the
thermosphere and more specifically to the magnetosphere is
considered. A brief section is also included on active
experiments which is a productive area in plasma physics and
also to some extent in ionospheric physics, but one that has
fallen on hard times with regard …