Imaging the outflow of ionospheric ions into the magnetosphere

Technical Report · Thu Jul 31 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6166062

Chiu, Y T; Robinson, R M; Swenson, G R; Chakrabarti, S; Evans, D S

The discovery of ionospheric ion outflow into the magnetosphere has been considered a major advance in magnetospheric physics in the past decade. Satellite measurements in situ are, however, too localized to address the global scope of the phenomenon. It is, therefore, important to consider methods to image the global outflow of ionospheric ions into the magnetosphere. The concept and verification of imaging the global ionospheric outflow is considered by using spectrophotometric observations of far-ultraviolet and extreme-ultraviolet solar lines resonantly scattered by ionospheric ions or exospheric neutrals in the auroral regions of the magnetosphere. New satellite observations are presented that verify the concept and show that this imaging capability is feasible with present technology.

• Research Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Palo Alto, CA (USA). Space Sciences Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6166062
• Report Number(s): AD-A-180705/6/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640201* -- Atmospheric Physics-- Auroral
Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
IMAGES
ION DRIFT
IONOSPHERE
MASS TRANSFER
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
POLAR REGIONS
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION