A Study of Magnetic Activity Effects on the Thermospheric Winds in the Low Ionosphere.

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the effects of magnetic activity on the low latitude F-region thermospheric winds. The F-region (120-1600 km) is a partially ionized medium where 0+ and 0 are the major ion and neutral species, respectively. The thermospheric winds at these altitudes are driven primarily by pressure gradient forces resulting from the solar heating during the day and cooling at night. For this study, we use measured Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) winds at Arequipa (16.5 deg S, 71.5 deg W) and measured FPI and incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) winds at Arecibo (18.6 deg N, 66.8 deg W).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA288677

Entities

People

  • Ricardo C. Davila

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Electron Density
  • Fabry Perot Interferometers
  • Grids
  • Information Science
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Measurement
  • Optics
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Solar Activity
  • Space Sciences
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.