The relationship between electron temperature and electron density under quiet conditions in the auroral zone

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Auroral Zones, Electron Energy, F Region, Ionospheric Electron Density, Atmospheric Models, Electron Precipitation, Geomagnetism, Solar Activity Effects

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A theoretical model is described which predicts electron temperature in the day-time F-region above EISCAT on geomagnetically quiet days, given the observed values of electron concentration, ion temperature and heat conduction, the daily average of solar radiation at 10.7 cm and the MSIS-86 model of the neutral atmosphere. The values predicted by the model agree very closely with the observed temperatures, both for average conditions and for individual days. On two occasions the onset of a geomagnetic disturbance after a period of quiet conditions was accompanied by a growing divergence between the predicted and observed values, which corresponds to an additional source of electron heating such as would be provided by low energy particle precipitation.

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