Analytic description of the electron temperature behavior in the upper ionosphere and plasmasphere
- 1 October 1992
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Geophysical Research Letters
- Vol. 19 (19) , 1915-1918
- https://doi.org/10.1029/92gl01940
Abstract
Approximate analytic solutions to the well‐known and commonly used time‐dependent electron energy balance equation for the upper ionosphere and plasmasphere have been obtained and are discussed. The various potential heating sources for the terrestrial plasmasphere are summarized and the corresponding electron temperatures and related characteristic heating and cooling times are calculated. A comparison between the analytic expressions for the temperature variations and relevant measurements shows excellent agreement.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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