Ionospheric Modeling

Abstract

The previous quarterly report reviewed the computer code that was developed to generate the E and F regions of the polar ionosphere. The results that are given in this report are outputs from that computer program. The philosophy for modeling the very complex D region was explained in the previous quarterly report. A subroutine to calculate the ion-electron pair production due to precipitating protons and alpha particles has been converted from the (PAMATRX) computed program discussed by Adams and Masley (1965). This program is also described in the Ionospheric Modeling Newsletter of May 10, 1973. The technique for calculating the D region ionization due to precipitating electrons is the same as that for the E and F regions described in the last quarterly report. However, the computer subroutine is being modified slightly to be compatible with the proton subroutine in order to conserve computer time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1973
Accession Number
AD0764662

Entities

People

  • L. R. Megill

Organizations

  • Utah State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alpha Particles
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Flux
  • Electrons
  • Ionization
  • Ionosphere
  • Pair Production
  • Particles
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Production Rate
  • Regions
  • Solar Cosmic Rays
  • Solar Radiation

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics