Magnetic field-aligned coupling effects on ionospheric plasma structure

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Jun 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jgr....95.7995h&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 95, June 1, 1990, p. 7995-8008.

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Earth Ionosphere, Electric Fields, Field Aligned Currents, Geomagnetism, Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling, Space Plasmas, Plasma Density, Potential Gradients, Vertical Distribution

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This paper presents a mathematical description of the electrical coupling and dynamics of plasma structure in the E and F regions. The scale size dependence of the electric field coupling along the magnetic field is examined for a realistic background ionosphere and atmosphere. It is shown that, while normalized potentials map reciprocally between two altitudes, the potential disturbance caused by a fixed amplitude plasma density perturbation does not. The magnitude of electrostatic potential created by structured ionization is also shown to be strongly dependent on the altitude of the structure. The role of diffusion parallel to the magnetic field in the redistribution and decay of plasma structure is illustrated.

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