Electron heat flow in the auroral ionosphere inferred from EISCAT-VHF observations
Journal Article
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· Journal of Geophysical Research
- Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse (France)
This paper discusses heat flows into electrons in auroral regions. Two different altitude regions are considered, one coincident with the F2 region, and one coincident with the upper ionosphere. Energy input comes from solar extreme ultraviolet radiation, and coupling of magnetospheric energy sources. The authors present a method to take advantage of EISCAT VHF radar observations to study these processes. They observe daily and seasonal variations in the heat inputs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 68395
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, Issue A7; Other Information: PBD: 1 Jul 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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