Observations of neutral composition and related ionospheric variations during a magnetic storm in February 1974

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Aug 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977jgr....82.3183h&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, Aug. 1, 1977, p. 3183-3189.

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Ionospheric Composition, Ionospheric Disturbances, Magnetic Storms, Argon, Atmospheric Models, Explorer 51 Satellite, Gas Density, Geomagnetic Latitude, Helium, Nitrogen, Oxygen

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The neutral-atmosphere composition experiment on Atmosphere Explorer C measured N2, O, Ar, and He densities during a magnetic storm at altitudes down to about 160 km. At latitudes above 45 deg N, N2 and Ar densities generally increase during the storm, while He and O densities decrease. Below 45 deg N all densities tend to increase during the storm. The density increases at perigee indicate that density- or temperature-profile changes are taking place below 160 km. The return to prestorm conditions is very slow, demonstrating the integrating effect of the atmospheric response. A recent theoretical model incorporating thermospheric circulation and diffusion effects reproduces the longitudinally averaged data, including latitude trends and the asymmetry about the storm maximum. Comparison with the mass-spectrometer and incoherent-scatter empirical model shows qualitative agreement with latitude trends but not with storm asymmetry, while the earlier J71 model based on total mass density is not in agreement with observed latitudinal trends. A close correlation is found between in situ O/N2 measurements and in situ and ground-based ionosonde measurements of electron density.

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