Ionization and NO production in the polar mesosphere during high-speed solar wind streams: model validation and comparison with NO enhancements observed by Odin-SMR

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: S. Kirkwood, A. Osepian, E. Belova, J. Urban, K. Pérot, A. K. Sinha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Austral; Meredith; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-33-561-2015; https://doaj.org/article/c81f154a27b74557a6558d7d4f3d42fc

Precipitation of high-energy electrons (EEP) into the polar middle atmosphere is a potential source of significant production of odd nitrogen, which may play a role in stratospheric ozone destruction and in perturbing large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns. High-speed streams of solar wind (HS...