Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....92.2565r&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, March 1, 1987, p. 2565-2569.
Physics
184
Electron Energy, Electron Precipitation, Flux (Rate), Ionospheric Conductivity, Maxwell-Boltzmann Density Function, Auroral Spectroscopy, Auroral Zones, Electron Distribution
Scientific paper
Auroral zone conductances can be estimated from the energy flux and average energy of precipitating electrons. Revised expressions are presented that relate height-integrated Hall and Pedersen conductance to the flux and average energy of a Maxwellian. It is shown that the accuracy of this method depends on the minimum and maximum energy within which the distribution is integrated to get the energy flux and average energy. It is also confirmed that the conductances produced by some of the more common auroral spectral distributions are similar to those produced by a Maxwellian with the same average energy and energy flux. The application of these results is demonstrated using precipitating electron measurements made by the Hilat satellite during a pass over Greenland.
Dabbs T.
Hardy Damien
Miller Killian
Robinson Richard M.
Vondrak Richard R.
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