Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004georl..3106805l&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 31, Issue 6, CiteID L06805
Physics
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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Pressure, Density, And Temperature, Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Thermosphere-Energy Deposition, Ionosphere: Auroral Ionosphere (2704), Ionosphere: Current Systems (2708), Ionosphere: Ionosphere/Atmosphere Interactions (0335)
Scientific paper
The satellite CHAMP with its sensitive accelerometer on board provides the opportunity to investigate the thermospheric dynamics in great detail. In this study we concentrate on density structures in the cusp. During 25 Sep. 2000, the day we take as an example, air density enhancements of almost a factor of two are observed whenever the satellite passes the cusp region. For the interpretation of these events we consider also the concurrent ionospheric Hall and field-aligned currents (FACs). As expected, sizable currents are found in the regions of dense air. Small-scale FAC filaments (1-km size) seem to play an important role in the heating. Whenever these very intense FACs with amplitudes of several hundreds of μA/m2 show up, density enhancements occur.
Grunwaldt Ludwig
Köhler Werner
Lühr Hermann
Ritter Patricia
Rother Martin
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