Evidence for turbopause control on neutral density variations in the lower thermosphere

Details Evidence for turbopause control on neutral density variations in the lower thermosphere Evidence for turbopause control on neutral density variations in the lower thermosphere

Oct 1984

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Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics (ISSN 0021-9169), vol. 46, Oct. 1984, p. 851-853. Research supported by the Depar

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Atmospheric Density, Neutral Gases, Turbopause, Atmospheric Temperature, Exosphere, Vertical Distribution

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Data obtained from in situ neutral composition measurements over the dip equator are used in explaining the altitude variation of relative composition. The turbopause height h(t) and the model exospheric temperatures T(inf) are used in explaining the altitude variation of O2/N2. Although the measured O2/N2 ratio at any altitude in the lower thermosphere does not show any direct relation to either the exospheric temperature or the turbopause height, it shows a fairly linear relation to the product of h(t) x T(inf). This is clear evidence for the altitude distribution of the neutral species being controlled by the mutually independent variables, viz. the turbopause height and the exospheric temperature.

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