Optical remote sensing of the ion convection pattern in the high-latitude ionosphere from a polar orbiting satellite

Details Optical remote sensing of the ion convection pattern in the high-latitude ionosphere from a polar orbiting satellite Optical remote sensing of the ion convection pattern in the high-latitude ionosphere from a polar orbiting satellite

Apr 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993georl..20..559m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 20, no. 7, p. 559-562.

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Atmospheric Ionization, Electric Fields, F Region, Ion Emission, Ionospheric Drift, Remote Sensing, Computerized Simulation, Convection, Fabry-Perot Spectrometers, Ion Motion, Line Spectra, Solar Terrestrial Interactions

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Presented is a technique where on a routine basis a single satellite borne instrument can be used to determine quasi-instantaneous ion convection patterns over the entire high-latitude ionosphere. The remote sensing technique utilizes the Doppler shift information in the optical emissions originating from thermospheric ions drifting in response to the Earth's magnetic and convection electric fields. The feasibility of the technique is demonstrated using a computer simulation. The simulation shows that a satellite can obtain information with sufficient spatial resolution to obtain quasi-instantaneous estimates of ion convection patterns. The results are accurate enough to distinguish between features present in currently accepted averaged models of ion convection.

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