Equatorial F region zonal plasma drifts

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Dec 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985jgr....9012249f&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 90, Dec. 1, 1985, p. 12,249-12,255.

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Equatorial Atmosphere, F Region, Plasma Drift, Solar Activity Effects, Spread F, Atmospheric Heat Budget, Diurnal Variations, Radar Data, Thermosphere

Scientific paper

The interest in the study of low latitude F region zonal plasma drifts and neutral winds has increased in the last few years. The considered parameters are important for understanding the dynamics and thermal balance of the thermosphere and ionosphere, and perhaps also the generation and evolution of equatorial spread F. In the present paper, an examination is conducted of the variation of the height averaged F region east-west plasma drifts with solar cycle. This examination represents an extension of the work reported by Fejer et al. (1981), who compared the solar minimum drift data of 1974-1977 with data from 1970-1971. In addition, a comparison is conducted of the results with drift measurements obtained with the spaced receiver scintillation technique at Ancon, Peru, and with wind data measured with the DE-2 satellite during the same period of the solar cycle.

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