Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984jatp...46..879b&link_type=abstract
Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics (ISSN 0021-9169), vol. 46, Oct. 1984, p. 879-883. Research supported by the Unive
Physics
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Annual Variations, Atmospheric Composition, Equatorial Atmosphere, F 2 Region, Ionospheric Electron Density, Atmospheric Models, Daytime
Scientific paper
The annual variation of the daytime F2-layer peak electron density (NmF2) is studied at two low latitude stations, Okinawa and Tahiti (geomagnetic latitudes + or - 15 deg) for the sunspot maximum years 1979-1981. Observed values are compared with those calculated using the MSIS model and a simplified version of the continuity equation for daytime equilibrium conditions. Summer-winter differences imply an intensification of the fountain effect on the winter side of the equator at the expense of the summer side. This could be explained by a summer to winter neutral wind. Semiannual variations, however, appear to be mainly due to changes in neutral composition.
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