Physics
Scientific paper
May 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981jgr....86.3595s&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 86, May 1, 1981, p. 3595-3609.
Physics
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High Energy Electrons, Ion Temperature, Ionospheric Temperature, Ogo-6, Plasma Diagnostics, Space Plasmas, Atmospheric Energy Sources, Ionospheric Electron Density, Ionospheric Ion Density, Night, Statistical Analysis, Temperature Distribution, Winter
Scientific paper
In the reported investigation, ion temperature and suprathermal electron flux data were acquired with the retarding potential analyzer on board the OGO 6 satellite when it was in solar eclipse. Attention is given to measurements in the 400- to 800-km height interval between midnight and predawn in the northern winter nonpolar ionosphere. Statistical analysis of data recorded during a 1 month time span permits a decoupling of horizontal and altitude effects. A distinct longitudinal variation is observed for ion temperature above 500 km, with a significant relative enhancement over the western North Atlantic. Altitude distributions of ion temperature are compatible with Millstone Hill profiles within the common region of this enhancement. Large fluxes of energetic electrons are observed and extend to much lower geomagnetic latitudes in the same longitude sector.
Breig Edward L.
Sanatani S.
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