Ionospheric Modeling
Abstract
A computer code was developed that will calculate the time-varying, vertical ionization distribution between 100 and 500 kilometers altitude for the polar ionosphere. The code produces ionization from both the solar ultraviolet flux and by auroral electron precipitation down the geomagnetic field lines. The distribution of ionization into the various ion species is traced through ion-chemical reactions, which are specified by the user. At present, 66 reactions can be accommodated. The ion-chemical reactions form a set of production and loss terms, which can be folded into the species continuity equations to calculate the time variable species density.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0760044
Entities
People
- L. R. Megill
Organizations
- Utah State University