EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE CHANGES ON THE ELECTRON DENSITY DISTRIBUTION IN THE F2-REGION OF THE IONOSPHERE II.

Abstract

In this report the problem of changes in the F2 -region electron density distribution caused by changes in the neutral gas temperature is investigated using an analytical representation of the equilibrium quiet-day electron density distribution under the influence of production, loss and diffusion. Using the currently accepted temperature dependences of these quantities it is concluded that the change caused in N sub m F2 is small and that under certain conditions N sub m F2 may increase or decrease. The main effect of temperature, under these conditions, is to increase the thickness of the F2 -region; in agreement with observation. It is also shown that to explain the large reduction in N sub m F2 in midlatitudes during storms, the loss rate has to be quite sensitive to temperature. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1966
Accession Number
AD0633302

Entities

People

  • Y. V. Somayajulu

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Charged Particles
  • Climate Change
  • Diffusion
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • Ionosphere
  • Leptons
  • Observation
  • Production
  • Subatomic Particles
  • Thickness

Readers

  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics