A kinetic model of the formation of the hot oxygen geocorona. 2: Influence of O(+) ion precipitation

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Exosphere, Kinetic Heating, Magnetic Storms, Mathematical Models, Oxygen Atoms, Oxygen Ions, Precipitation (Chemistry), Atmospheric Heating, Chemical Reactions, Collisions, Energy Distribution, Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium

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A model for the oxygen geocorona near the exobase solving the nonlinear Boltzmann equation with a Monte Carlo method is used to calculate the distribution of the hot oxygen atoms during geomagnetically disturbed nighttime conditions. The precipitation of energetic O(+) ions and the subsequent enhancement of the hot O corona at high latitudes is simulated for the September 17, 1971, storm conditions. It is found that in such circumstances, the O(+) precipitation is a significant source of superthermal O atoms leading to important perturbations of the velocity distribution of the bulk oxygen population. The effective gas temperature near the exobase is similar to that in the undisturbed atmosphere, but the hot O density rises considerably over the quiet condition values.

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