Density profiles of sporadic E-layers containing two metal ion species

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Oct 1984

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Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics (ISSN 0021-9169), vol. 46, Oct. 1984, p. 885-893.

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Density Distribution, Ionospheric Ion Density, Metal Ions, Sporadic E Layer, Iron, Magnesium, Vertical Distribution, Wind Shear

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The present investigation of an ionospheric plasma which contains two types of metal ions, under conditions of either wind shear or of an electric field which causes convergent vertical plasma flow, has ascertained that the different ion species are separately collected into thin sheets with a height difference that ranges from some hundreds of meters to several km. A calculation of the theoretical density profiles for Mg(+) and Fe(+) ions which assumes either a screw-like wind structure or a strong auroral electric field indicates that the two ion layers usually partially merge, forming a single E(s) layer. It is suggested that some of the observed complexities in E(s) profiles are due to the presence of more than one monoatomic ion species.

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