Effects of a geomagnetic storm on thermospheric circulation. Master's thesis
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5099107
The motions of the thermosphere and its interactions with the ionosphere during a geomagnetic storm are of current interest to space scientists. A two-dimensional model was used to simulate the thermospheric response to the impulsive high-latitude heating associated with a geomagnetic storm. The storm-induced motions can be characterized by an initial period of transient waves followed by the development of a mean circulation. These motions generate an electrical-current system that is on the same order of magnitude as, and in the opposite sense to the normal s/sub q/ current system. Model-simulated winds and electrical currents were then compared to observations.
- Research Organization:
- Air Force Inst. of Tech., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5099107
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-186638/3/XAB; AFIT/CI/NR-87-111T
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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