Thermospheric circulation, temperature, and compositional structure of the southern hemisphere polar cap during October-November 1981

Details Thermospheric circulation, temperature, and compositional structure of the southern hemisphere polar cap during October-November 1981 Thermospheric circulation, temperature, and compositional structure of the southern hemisphere polar cap during October-November 1981

Oct 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984jgr....89.9057r&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 89, Oct. 1, 1984, p. 9057-9068.

Computer Science

Sound

52

Antarctic Regions, Atmospheric Sounding, Meteorological Parameters, Satellite Sounding, Thermosphere, Atmospheric Circulation, Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Temperature, F Region, Spring (Season)

Scientific paper

Results of NCAR thermospheric general circulation model (TGCM) simulations were compared with Dynamics Explorer (DE2) data on the neutral wind, temperature and O and N2 number variations over the south polar cap in the F region in October-November 1981. Attention was focused on variations in the thermospheric characteristics. All variations reached a maximum over the magnetic polar cap, with the largest O and N2 changes being present in the dawn sector of the auroral oval, where Joule heating was maximized. The TGCM simulations for conditions similar to the DE2 passes agreed well with the satellite data, indicating that the variations in the wind, temperature and compositional characteristics are dependent on the magnitude of magnetospheric convection and influenced by the separation between the geomagnetic and geographic poles.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Thermospheric circulation, temperature, and compositional structure of the southern hemisphere polar cap during October-November 1981 does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Thermospheric circulation, temperature, and compositional structure of the southern hemisphere polar cap during October-November 1981, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Thermospheric circulation, temperature, and compositional structure of the southern hemisphere polar cap during October-November 1981 will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1228682