Observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere

Large upward field-aligned ion flows have previously been observed in the high latitude ionosphere in response to frictional heating of the local ion population. Results from a recent experiment using the EISCAT radar show similar features but allow, for the first time, determination of the field-al...

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Published in:Advances in Space Research
Main Authors: Winser, K.J., Jones, G.O.L., Williams, P.J.S., Lockwood, Mike
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1989
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EISCAT
Online Access:https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/38877/
https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1177(89)90341-4
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spelling ftunivreading:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:38877 2024-06-23T07:52:27+00:00 Observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere Winser, K.J. Jones, G.O.L. Williams, P.J.S. Lockwood, Mike 1989 https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/38877/ https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1177(89)90341-4 unknown Winser, K.J., Jones, G.O.L., Williams, P.J.S. and Lockwood, M. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90001127.html> orcid:0000-0002-7397-2172 (1989) Observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere. Advances in Space Research, 9 (5). pp. 57-63. ISSN 02731177 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1177(89)90341-4 <https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1177(89)90341-4> Article PeerReviewed 1989 ftunivreading https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1177(89)90341-4 2024-06-11T15:02:59Z Large upward field-aligned ion flows have previously been observed in the high latitude ionosphere in response to frictional heating of the local ion population. Results from a recent experiment using the EISCAT radar show similar features but allow, for the first time, determination of the field-aligned profiles of plasma parameters during these events. The upflows occur during frictional heating. The flows are shown to be transient plasma upwellings, from regions where the ion temperature has been elevated by the motion of a convection shear over the observed field line. Article in Journal/Newspaper EISCAT CentAUR: Central Archive at the University of Reading Advances in Space Research 9 5 57 63
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description Large upward field-aligned ion flows have previously been observed in the high latitude ionosphere in response to frictional heating of the local ion population. Results from a recent experiment using the EISCAT radar show similar features but allow, for the first time, determination of the field-aligned profiles of plasma parameters during these events. The upflows occur during frictional heating. The flows are shown to be transient plasma upwellings, from regions where the ion temperature has been elevated by the motion of a convection shear over the observed field line.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Winser, K.J.
Jones, G.O.L.
Williams, P.J.S.
Lockwood, Mike
spellingShingle Winser, K.J.
Jones, G.O.L.
Williams, P.J.S.
Lockwood, Mike
Observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere
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Jones, G.O.L.
Williams, P.J.S.
Lockwood, Mike
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title Observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere
title_short Observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere
title_full Observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere
title_fullStr Observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere
title_full_unstemmed Observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere
title_sort observations of large field-aligned flows of thermal plasma in the auroral ionosphere
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