Theoretical study of anomalously high F region peak altitudes in the polar ionosphere

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Annual Variations, Diurnal Variations, F Region, Ionospheric Electron Density, Polar Regions, Solar Activity Effects, Atmospheric Models, Incoherent Scatter Radar, Solar Cycles, Solar Terrestrial Interactions

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It is pointed out that during the last solar maximum period several observations of anomalously high F region peak altitudes (hmF2) have been made by high latitude incoherent scatter radars. In the present investigation, a high latitude time-dependent F region model (HLTD) was used to study a range of differing plasma transport processes in order to identify possible source mechanisms for the anomalously high hmF2's. A description of model parameters is presented, and region density profiles are discussed. Attention is given to the solar maximum, the solar minimum, and the asymmetric wind. The results of the HLTD model study of transport effects for a wide range of solar cycle, season, magnetic activity, and neutral wind conditions show that high hmF2 values in the polar cap can be generated without the need for auroral particle precipitation.

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