Numerical Simulation of Ionospheric and Plasmaspheric Dynamics.

Abstract

The development of computational schemes for numerical modelling of the plasmapause and the aurorally-induced plasma density gradients is described. Variations in location of the equatorial plasmapause are simulated using computer-generated maps representing an ensemble of test particles evolving under co-rotational and convection electric fields. The model has been used to estimate the Transition Time (T sub p) from one stable, equilibrium plasmapause configuration to another and to reproduce Disturbance Scenarios wherein the hour-by-hour changes in plasmapause location at a given local time L sub pp(LT) associated with specified variations in geomagnetic activity are followed. The results of calculations using both models show that plasma transport effects either dominate or at least significantly contribute to the spatial and/or temporal characteristics of the plasma density feature in question.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053451

Entities

People

  • B. Balko
  • B. Vance
  • C. C. Chacko
  • F. X. Lynch
  • M. Mendillo

Organizations

  • Boston University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atmospheres
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computers
  • Convection
  • Diffusion
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • High Latitudes
  • Ionosphere
  • Simulations
  • Time Intervals
  • United States
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.