Circulation of the polar thermosphere during geomagnetically quiet and active times as observed by Dynamics Explorer 2

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Dynamics Explorer 2 Satellite, Geomagnetism, Polar Regions, Thermosphere, Wind Measurement, Atmospheric Circulation, Neutral Sheets, Wind Velocity, Winter

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The effects of geomagnetic activity on the circulation of the high-latitude neutral thermosphere were studied for the periods of November 1981 through January 1982 and November 1982 through January 1983, using neutral wind measurements obtained by the Fabry-Perot interferometer and the wind and temperature spectrometer on the Dynamics Explorer 2. Results for the Northern Hemisphere show evidence of two-cell circulation of the thermosphere at high latitudes during both quiet and active geomagnetic periods at solar maximum; the dusk cell was always dominant. In the Southern Hemisphere, only a single circulation cell existed for both quiet and active periods associated with the dusk cell of ionospheric convection. In both hemispheres, the cell sizes decreased when geomagnetic activity was reduced.

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