The neutral E region zonal winds during intense postmidnight diffuse aurora - Response to observed particle fluxes

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Auroral Zones, E Region, Neutral Atmospheres, Winds Aloft, Atmospheric Models, Electron Precipitation, Ion Motion, Vertical Distribution

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Zonal winds associated with diffuse auroras were simulated using observed fluxes of electron precipitation and a high-resolution time-dependent numerical model described by Waltershcheid et al. (1985). A very strong dynamically unstable E region jet is simulated for an electric field of 50 mV/m, and the results suggest a connection with omega band. These zonal winds are not as strong as those reported by Lyons and Walterscheid (1985), but are much stronger (by a factor of 3 or greater) than the E region winds simulated by Fuller-Rowell (1985). The effects of large-scale cross-arc winds were simulated to evaluate their effect; it is shown that strong cross-arc winds are required to prevent the formation of a strong E zonal jet. The results agree qualitatively with radar observations of zonal winds by Johnson et al. (1987).

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