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Modelling the high-latitude ionosphere for time-varying plasma convection

Lockwood, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-2172 (1993) Modelling the high-latitude ionosphere for time-varying plasma convection. Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings H, 140 (2). pp. 91-100. ISSN 0950-107X

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Abstract/Summary

The paper discusses how variations in the pattern of convective plasma flows should beincluded in self-consistent time-dependent models of the coupled ionosphere-thermosphere system. The author shows how these variations depend upon the mechanism by which the solar wind flow excites the convection. The modelling of these effects is not just of relevance to the polar ionosphere. This is because the influence of convection is not confined to high latitudes: the resultant heating and composition changes in the thermosphere are communicated to lower latitudes by the winds which are also greatly modified by the plasma convection. These thermospheric changes alter the global distribution of plasma by modulatingthe rates of the chemical reactions which areresponsible for the loss of plasma. Hence the modelling of these high-latitude processes is of relevanceto the design and operation of HF communication, radar and navigation systems worldwide.

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Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
ID Code:38825

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