Numerical Modeling of Aurora. Volume 1 of the Calendar Year 1974 Annual Report to the Defense Nuclear Agency. HAES Report No. 16

Abstract

In support of High Altitude Nuclear Explosion (HANE) phenomenology the NRL Plasma Physics Division has developed theoretical models for many of the important features of the aurora. This report describes the auroral modelong results for the energy deposition of energetic electrons and ions (protons) in the atmosphere, the effects of the energy deposition on the chemistry of the auroral ionosphere, and the effects of auroral ionization in the electric fields and currents at high latitudes. These model results provide a valuable link between the existing and ongoing auroral measurements and the HANE phenomenology simulations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA017729

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Current Density
  • Elastic Scattering
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Flux
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • High Altitude
  • Ionization
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Production Rate
  • Scattering
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics