Statistical study of ion flows in the dayside and nightside plasmasphere

Details Statistical study of ion flows in the dayside and nightside plasmasphere Statistical study of ion flows in the dayside and nightside plasmasphere

Jul 1988

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Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 36, July 1988, p. 693-702. Research supported by the Southwest Research Insti

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Diurnal Variations, Ion Currents, Plasmasphere, Statistical Analysis, Auroral Zones, Dynamics Explorer 1 Satellite, Extremely Low Radio Frequencies, Incoherent Scatter Radar

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A statistical survey of ion flows has been performed with the DE-1 high-altitude plasma instrument during a period of solar maximum conditions. The results indicate that a significant dayside to nightside interhemispheric flow occurs in the outer plasmasphere during periods of increased magnetic activity along convecting magnetic field lines. The ion temperature is found to decrease steadily equatorward into the outer plasmasphere. Although ion abundance ratios obtained using the retarding ion mass spectrometer show that the predominant ion species was H(+), relatively large densities of O(+) were observed in the plasmasphere on several passes.

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