Physics
Scientific paper
May 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988jgr....93.4021m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 93, May 1, 1988, p. 4021-4037.
Physics
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E Region, Electric Fields, F Region, Plasma Dynamics, Solar Activity Effects, Ionospheric Currents, Magnetic Variations, Radar Data
Scientific paper
The average meridional electric field (zonal ion flow) patterns in the region between +/- 30 deg magnetic latitude were obtained by analyzing the electric field data taken by the Vector Electric Field Instrument aboard the DE 2 spacecraft during solar maximum conditions. The average data set displayed a rapid increase of the downward meridional electric field with local time near 1800 MLT; there was a secondary nighttime maximum of this electric field component, observed post midnight, with the crossover to upward electric fields (westward ion flow) occurring between 0400 and 0500 MLT. A sharp return to near zero was observed between 1200 and 1300. The zonal ion drift was found to be approximately symmetric with respect to the geomagnetic equator. These results are compared with results of the DE-2 neutral wind measurements and with results obtained from radar measurements.
Aggson Thomas L.
Herrero Federico A.
Liebrecht Carmen M.
Maynard Nelson C.
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