An Improved Neutral Wind Model with Predictive Capabilities

Abstract

It has been noted that one of the more essential ingredients of any model of the F2 region of the ionosphere is an accurate estimate of the meridional neutral winds. Inaccurate neutral wind values can drastically change the model's results. Since direct measurements have been difficult to make on a global scale, obtaining wind values has been a difficult problem. A servo model was developed at Utah State University to calculate the meridional neutral winds from the height of the F2 peak. This model incorporated the Mass Spectrometer Incoherent Scatter model to represent the neutral atmosphere and the International Reference Ionosphere to depict the height of the F2 peak. The servo model was designed to allow the input of F2 peak heights if desired.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA282283

Entities

People

  • Kathlene R. Dowdy

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Programming Language
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Fabry Perot Interferometers
  • Ionization
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Solar Activity
  • Solar Radiation
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.