The influence of O2+ and NO+ ions on the structure of the ionospheric F-region.
Abstract
An attempt is made to examine theoretically the influence of the molecular O2+ and NO+ ions on the structure of the F-layer. In this respect three questions arise: to what extent do the molecular ions contribute to the variations of the F2-layer; what is the dependence of this contribution on solar activity, time of day, and season; and when and at what heights are transport processes important for the ion distribution. The F-layer is described by four parameters: the electron density in the F2- and F1-layer maximum, the peak height of the F2-layer, and the semithickness of a parabolic approximation to the F2 peak. The theoretical basis for the calculations is presented briefly, and the results of the calculations given, discussed, and compared with observed values.
- Publication:
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Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics
- Pub Date:
- September 1974
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0021-9169(74)90231-1
- Bibcode:
- 1974JATP...36.1537B
- Keywords:
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- Diurnal Variations;
- F Region;
- Ionospheric Electron Density;
- Molecular Ions;
- Nitric Oxide;
- Oxygen Ions;
- Annual Variations;
- Atmospheric Models;
- Continuity Equation;
- Equations Of Motion;
- Ion Distribution;
- Ionospheric Composition;
- Pressure Gradients;
- Solar Activity Effects;
- Vertical Distribution