Gross Features of Electron Temperature Profile of Polar Ionosphere

Six electron temperature profiles over Syowa Station are presented. Discussion is mainly concentrated on the energetics of the lower ionosphere. At the heights above 120km, particle precipitation seems to be enough for electron heating. Whilst, the observed electron temperatures at the heights of ≈1...

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Main Authors: Koh-Ichiro Oyama, Kunio Hirao
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo 1981
Subjects:
Syowa Station
Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research
Polar Research
Online Access:https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=1143
http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00001143/
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Summary:Six electron temperature profiles over Syowa Station are presented. Discussion is mainly concentrated on the energetics of the lower ionosphere. At the heights above 120km, particle precipitation seems to be enough for electron heating. Whilst, the observed electron temperatures at the heights of ≈100km need excess energy sources besides the precipitating particle heat source. The result shows that the biggest magnetic disturbance does not always give the highest electron temperature increase in the lower E region.

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