Case study of the mesospheric and lower thermospheric effects of solar X-ray flares: coupled ion-neutral modelling and comparison with EISCAT and riometer measurements

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Enell, C.-F., Verronen, P. T., Beharrell, M. J., Vierinen, J. P., Kero, A., Seppälä, A., Honary, F., Ulich, T., Turunen, E.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Sodankylä; EISCAT
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-26-2311-2008; https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/26/2311/2008/

Two case studies of upper mesospheric and lower thermospheric (UMLT) high-latitude effects of solar X-ray flares are presented. Sodankylä Ion-neutral Chemistry Model (SIC) electron density profiles agree with D-region EISCAT and riometer observations, provided that the profiles of the most variable...