Ionospheric Effects Resulting from Precipitating Electrons at Mid and High Latitudes.
Abstract
The distributions of electrons resulting from pitch-angle diffusion due to both wave-particle interactions at high altitudes and binary collisions in the atmosphere have been determined. The results seem to be in agreement with available data, however wave fields which may be too high are required to fit the data. Some of the computational routines and cross sections used in the low-energy (1 eV to 500 eV) portion of the AURORA code have been improved. Processes occurring in the disturbed ionosphere other than collision and magnetic mirroring are inferred by comparing measurements of pitch-angle and energy distributions of electrons in the auroral zones with distributions computed with the AURORA code. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 30, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA027297
Entities
People
- G. T. Davidson
- J. B. Cladis
- M. Walt
- W. E. Francis
Organizations
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space