Computer Science – Numerical Analysis
Scientific paper
Jul 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986p%26ss...34..609k&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 34, July 1986, p. 609-630. DFG-supported research.
Computer Science
Numerical Analysis
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Atmospheric Models, Electron Energy, Ion Temperature, Ionospheric Electron Density, Ionospheric Ion Density, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Annual Variations, Diurnal Variations, Fourier Series, Solar Flux, Spatial Distribution, Spherical Harmonics, Vertical Distribution
Scientific paper
A model (empirical) of the electron and ion temperatures is presented in the altitude interval 50-4000 km as a function of time (diurnal, annual), space (position, altitude) and solar flux. Using observations of six satellites (AE-C, AE-D, AE-E, ISIS-1, ISIS-2, OGO-6), five incoherent scatter stations (Arecibo, Chatanika, Jicamarca, Millstone Hill, St Santin) and rocket measurements, this model describes the global gross features of the ionosphere during quiet geophysical conditions, K(p) is less than or equal to 3. The numerical analysis is based on spectral decomposition; the horizontal structure is represented by spherical harmonics and Fourier series, and the vertical structure by spline functions. The electron temperature is, in general, very similar to the ion temperature below about 90 km. Up to approx. 1500 km, the electron temperature is, on the average, distinctly higher than the ion temperature. Above about 2000 km, however, the ion temperature is quickly catching up and attains somewhat below 4000 km the same magnitude as the electron temperature.
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