Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994jgr....99..341c&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 99, no. A1, p. 341-348
Physics
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Electric Fields, F Region, Field Strength, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Plasma Drift, Zonal Flow (Meteorology), Diurnal Variations, Geomagnetism, Statistical Analysis, Vertical Distribution
Scientific paper
We have used data from the ion drift meter and the wind and temperature spectrometer on the DE 2 spacecraft to make statistical comparisons of the zonal ion and neutral drifts at dip latitudes (DLAT) in the +/- 35 deg range over all local times. Fourier analysis indicates that the superrotation and the diurnal components of both flows are strongly peaked at the dip equator, with the superrotation term becoming negative for the absolute value DLAT greater than or equal 20 deg. One interesting feature is the presence of a period (2200-0500 solar local time) in the 300-400 km altitude region near the dip equator where the ion drift is more strongly eastward than the neutral flow. This would seem to indicate the presence of an electric field source of greater strength than the F region dynamo elsewhere along the geomagnetic field line. Model calculations indicate that a possible mechanism for this source lies in the vertical shear in the zonal neutral wind in the 100-200 km altitude region.
Coley William R.
Heelis Roderick A.
Spencer Nelson W.
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