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Scientific paper
Jun 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986thdy.work..153h&link_type=abstract
In its Thermosphere Dynamics Workshop, Volume 2 p 153-162 (SEE N86-29301 20-42)
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Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Composition, Atmospheric Density, Chemical Analysis, Thermosphere, Explorer Satellites, Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation, Longitude, Magnetic Poles, Mass Spectrometers, Summer, Universal Time, Winter
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Composition data obtained by the quadrupole mass spectrometer (NACS) carried aboard the DE-B satellite were examined for variations in the polar regions during magnetically quiet conditions. The corresponding predictions of the MSIS-83 model are often used for comparison. The MSIS-83 model is used to emphasize the variations of interest by suppressing all other variations. A persistent enhancement of N2 density and a depletion of He density are present in the vicinity of the magnetic poles with maximum density response in the morning hours (magnetic) on average. A universal time (UT) variation in average density levels is evident near both the geographic and magnetic poles. There are systematic morphology changes with UT and between summer and winter which are qualitatively consistent with the simple concept that thermospheric heating effects are shifted or spread in the downwind direction of the global circulation systems driven by EUV and magnetospheric sources. The magnitude of the UT variations is larger in the southern hemisphere and is larger in local winter than summer.
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