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A First-Principle Derivation Of The High Latitude Total Electron Content Distribution, D. J. Crain, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk, P. H. Doherty, J. A. Klobucher
A First-Principle Derivation Of The High Latitude Total Electron Content Distribution, D. J. Crain, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk, P. H. Doherty, J. A. Klobucher
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Calculation of the high-latitude distribution of the vertical total electron content (TEC) is possible using a three-dimensional, time-dependent ionospheric model. Global and local comparisons may be made with observations of TEC. We compare the local diurnal variation of TEC calculated by the model with observations of TEC at Goose Bay, Labrador and Hamilton, Massachusetts. Data from the period of March 1–11, 1989, and monthly averaged data for solar maximum and solar minimum periods are examined. We extend the model to predict diurnal variations of TEC in the polar cap and compare these results with the observed TEC at Thule, Greenland, …