Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977jatp...39.1041m&link_type=abstract
(IUGG, IAGA, COSPAR, URSI, NOAA, USAF, Australian Academy of Science, and Australian Institute of Physics, International Symposi
Physics
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Atmospheric Electricity, Dynamo Theory, Ionospheric Conductivity, Ionospheric Drift, Atmospheric Tides, Current Density, E Region, Electrodynamics, Magnetohydrodynamics
Scientific paper
A new concept is presented in the area of atmospheric dynamics, in which there are two kinds of conductivity: one connecting current density (j) with the electric field (E), and another connecting j with the hydrodynamic force. In a study of the tidal theory, both types of conductivity are used to analyze drift velocity of charged particles, i.e., the drift is considered within the framework of electrodynamic and hydrodynamic forces. It is observed that locally generated electric force in the F-region is minimal, and that hydrodynamic force is not sufficient to produce electric current or field in a narrow-dip equatorial belt. A discrepancy is found between E x B (magnetic field) drift and electromagnetic drift in the F-region; most probably due to dip angle, collision frequency, and velocity of neutrals. Also discussed is the vertical drift component (approximating the E x B drift), and its effect on E-layer formation (raising the layer by a few kilometers).
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