On the diurnal and seasonal variations of H/+/, He/+/, N/+/, O/+/, and Ne at 1400-km altitude

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Annual Variations, Diurnal Variations, Fourier Series, Ionospheric Electron Density, Ionospheric Ion Density, Spherical Harmonics, Helium Ions, Hydrogen Ions, Neon, Nitrogen Ions, Oxygen Ions, Time Dependence

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The diurnal and seasonal variations of H(+), He(+), N(+), O(+), and Ne are analyzed at 1400-km altitude. Using longitudinally averaged observations of ISIS-2 (April 1971 to December 1972), the ion and electron densities are decomposed via spherical harmonics and Fourier series into time-independent, seasonal and diurnal terms. The time-independent terms of H(+) and He(+) show a plateau- or trough-like structure at medium to low latitudes and a strong decrease towards the poles; N(+) and O(+), on the other hand, yield an almost inverse picture with a density increase at high latitudes. All constituents, except He(+) show at polar latitudes an enhancement during local summer conditions and a depletion during local winter conditions; He(+), however, exhibits a winter bulge and a density minimum during local summer. The diurnal variations are strongly latitude dependent; while the amplitudes (relative) of H(+), He(+), and Ne are rather small, the heavier ions N(+) and O(+) show a deep minimum early in the morning and a high but flat maximum during daytime.

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