An Observational and Modeling Study of Auroral Upwelling in the Thermosphere

• Main Author: Aruliah,Anasuya L
• Other Authors: University College London London United Kingdom
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: AURORAE; THERMOSPHERE; upwelling; models; observation; FABRY PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; radar; satellites; simulation; heating; density; altitude; temperature; auroral thermosphere; energy deposition; CHAMP satellite; cmat2 (Coupled Middle Atmosphere Thermosphere); cmat2 model; fpi (FABRY PEROT INTERFEROMETERS); EISCAT (European Incoherent Scatter Radar); esr (ESR EISCAT Svalbard Radar); KAIRA (KilpisjArvi Atmospheric Imaging Receiver Array); KEOPS (Kiruna ESRANGE Optical Platform Site); SCANDI (Scanning Doppler Imager); Esrange; Kiruna; Svalbard; EISCAT
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD1017129; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD1017129

This is a study of the importance of the altitude of energy deposition for causing upwelling of the upper atmosphere. Observations in the auroral regions of Scandinavia, in parallel with a modelling study, are presented. Independent measurements of the thermosphere were made using Fabry-Perot Interf...