The effect of horizontal transport on auroral NO densities

Details The effect of horizontal transport on auroral NO densities The effect of horizontal transport on auroral NO densities

Sep 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979georl...6..703r&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 6, Sept. 1979, p. 703-706.

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Atmospheric Models, Auroral Zones, Gas Density, Nitric Oxide, Thermosphere, Wind Effects, Neutral Gases, Reaction Kinetics, Time Dependence, Transport Theory, Two Dimensional Models

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A time-dependent two-dimensional numerical model of the minor neutral constituents in the thermosphere is used to examine the effects of winds in altering the local distribution of NO produced in the aurora. The calculations show that thermospheric winds flowing through regions of enhanced local auroral production produce a 'plume' of enhanced NO densities downwind from the aurora. The maximum NO densities calculated with and without horizontal winds differ by a factor of 2.6 for the case considered, indicating the importance of horizontal transport in controlling NO densities within the auroral zone.

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