Departures from hydrostatic equilibrium in the global distribution of thermospheric argon

Details Departures from hydrostatic equilibrium in the global distribution of thermospheric argon Departures from hydrostatic equilibrium in the global distribution of thermospheric argon

Nov 1977

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Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, Nov. 1, 1977, p. 5249-5252. Research supported by the Aerospace Corp.;

Physics

Argon, Atmospheric Models, Hydrostatic Pressure, Ionospheric Composition, Nonequilibrium Conditions, Thermosphere, Gas Density, Gas Temperature, Three Dimensional Models, Vertical Distribution

Scientific paper

This report describes the application of a three-dimensional two-component model to the distribution of argon in the upper atmosphere of the earth. The Cira (1972) model is used to specify the background gas density and the temperature as functions of altitude, latitude, local time, and day of the year. Emphasis is placed on examining the effects of departures from hydrostatic equilibrium on the argon density distribution. Such effects are found to be significant, producing a strong summer argon bulge. Comparisons of the model results with observational data are discussed.

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