Observations of the dynamics of the polar thermosphere

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Jul 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984jgr....89.5597h&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 89, July 1, 1984, p. 5597-5612.

Physics

91

Atmospheric Circulation, Polar Meteorology, Thermosphere, Atmospheric Models, Atmospheric Temperature, Dynamics Explorer 2 Satellite, Wind Profiles

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The dynamics of the polar thermosphere are examined by using observations made from the Dynamics Explorer 2 satellite. The results used in this study were obtained primarily from the Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) and the wind and temperature spectrometer (WATS) during the time period from September 1981 through January 1982. Two primary geophysical conditions were examined: these were the southern summer and the northern winter polar regions. The results support the conclusion that above 60 degrees of latitude the neutral winds are strongly controlled by ion/neutral frictional momentum transfer resulting from magnetospheric convection. This implies that the natural coordinate system within which to display the neutral winds in the high polar thermosphere is magnetic. The collected observations of this study were used to assess the validity of two of the large thermospheric general circulation models. The result of this assessment was that the models reasonably represent the vector winds at high altitudes but do not, at present, accurately simulate the thermodynamics of that regime.

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