Low-latitude measurements of neutral thermospheric helium dominance near 400 km during extreme solar minimum

Details Low-latitude measurements of neutral thermospheric helium dominance near 400 km during extreme solar minimum Low-latitude measurements of neutral thermospheric helium dominance near 400 km during extreme solar minimum

Nov 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010jgra..11511318h&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 115, Issue A11, CiteID A11318

Physics

Plasma Physics

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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Thermosphere: Composition And Chemistry, Space Plasma Physics: Neutral Particles (2151), Space Weather: Satellite Drag (1241), Atmospheric Processes: Thermospheric Dynamics (0358), Space Weather: Solar Effects

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Since the middle of 2008 solar activity has been unusually low, resulting in unusual atmospheric conditions, including significant changes in the pressure and neutral constituents at altitudes near 400 km at low latitudes. These attributes have been measured by the Coupled Ion-Neutral Dynamics Investigation instruments aboard the Communication/Navigation Outage Forecast System (C/NOFS) satellite. The cross-track sensor aboard C/NOFS is designed to measure the neutral pressure in an atmosphere with pressures larger than 10-8 Torr, from which the atmospheric scale height can be estimated. In the contracted thermosphere during the current solar minimum (analyzed from June 2008 to August 2009), the instrument data indicate a dominance of neutral helium near the satellite perigee (400 km). This conclusion is found to be consistent with the measured mean drag on the satellite, thus validating the basic functionality of the cross-track sensor.

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