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Universal Time Dependence Of Nighttime F Region Densities At High Latitudes, O De La Beaujardiere, Vincent B. Wickwar, G Caudal, J Holt, J D. Craven, L A. Frank, L Brace, D Evans, J D. Winningham, R A. Heelis
Universal Time Dependence Of Nighttime F Region Densities At High Latitudes, O De La Beaujardiere, Vincent B. Wickwar, G Caudal, J Holt, J D. Craven, L A. Frank, L Brace, D Evans, J D. Winningham, R A. Heelis
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Coordinated EISCAT, Chatanika, and Millstone Hill incoherent scatter radar observations have revealed that in the auroral zone, the nighttime F region densities vary substantially with the longitude of the observing site: EISCAT’s densities are the largest and Millstone Hill’s are the lowest. The nighttime F region densities measured by the individual radars are not uniform: the regions where the densities are maximum are the so-called “blobs” or “patches” that have been reported previously. The observations are consistent with the hypothesis that the nighttime densities are produced in significant amounts not by particle precipitation, but by solar EUV radiation, and that …
Effect Of The Interplanetary Magnetic Field Y Component On The High‐Latitude Nightside Convection, O. De La Beaujardiere, Vincent B. Wickwar, J D. Kelly, J H. King
Effect Of The Interplanetary Magnetic Field Y Component On The High‐Latitude Nightside Convection, O. De La Beaujardiere, Vincent B. Wickwar, J D. Kelly, J H. King
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Sondrestrom radar observations reveal that the dawn‐dusk (By) component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) strongly influences the nightside polar convection. This effect is quite complex. The convection for one orientation of By is not the mirror image of the other orientation. A positive By (i.e., pointing toward dusk) seems to organize the velocities such that, at all local times, they are predominantly westward within the radar field‐of‐view (≃68°‐to‐82° invariant latitude). Between dusk and midnight, on one such occasion, sunward flow is observed within the polar cap. In the midnight and dawn sectors, when By …
A Theoretical Study Of The Global F Region For June Solstice, Summer Maximum, And Low Magnetic Activity, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk
A Theoretical Study Of The Global F Region For June Solstice, Summer Maximum, And Low Magnetic Activity, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk
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We constructed a time-dependent, three-dimensional, multi-ion numerical model of the global ionosphere at F region altitudes. The model takes account of all the processes included in the existing regional models of the ionosphere. The inputs needed for our global model are the neutral temperature, composition, and wind; the magnetospheric and equatorial electric field distributions; the auroral precipitation pattern; the solar EUV spectrum; and a magnetic field model. The model produces ion (NO+, O2+, N2+, N+, O+, He+) density distributions as a function of time. For our …
Refilling Of Geosynchronous Flux Tubes As Observed At The Equator By Geos 2, Jan Josef Sojka, G. L. Wrenn
Refilling Of Geosynchronous Flux Tubes As Observed At The Equator By Geos 2, Jan Josef Sojka, G. L. Wrenn
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During periods of extended quiet geomagnetic activity the geosynchronous satellite orbit lies inside the plasmasphere. Five such periods were observed by the GEOS 2 satellite. During the initial 48 hours of such periods the equatorial plasma flux tube density increases at 30 to 50 cm−3/day. However, on reaching ∼100 cm−3 the refilling rate decreases, and refilling is limited. Only when the density reaches ∼100 cm−3 do the plasma characteristics and fluctuations appear to be plasmaspheric and the flow predominantly corotational. The “hot outer zone” of the plasmasphere is highly structured in density and temperature when viewed …
Theoretical Study Of Anomalously High F Region Peak Altitudes In The Polar Ionosphere, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk
Theoretical Study Of Anomalously High F Region Peak Altitudes In The Polar Ionosphere, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk
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During the last solar maximum period several observations of anomalously high F region peak altitudes have been made by the high latitude incoherent scatter radars. The observations indicate that there are several distinctive features associated with these high hmF2 ionospheric profiles: (1) they are observed near midnight with the plasma flowing out of the polar cap, (2) NmF2 ranges from 105 to 106 cm−3, (3) hmF2 ranges from 400 to 500 km, (4) below 300 km the profile is devoid of ionization, and (5) the observations are for solar maximum conditions. …