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Positive‐Ion Composition in the Lower Ionosphere
Author(s) -
Krankowsky D.,
Arnold F.,
Wieder H.,
Kissel J.,
Zähringer J.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs007i001p00093
Subject(s) - ionosphere , ion , population , atmospheric sciences , d region , physics , atomic physics , environmental science , geophysics , demography , quantum mechanics , sociology
The results of four positive‐ion mass‐spectrometer experiments in the lower ionosphere are reported. The data were obtained at high latitudes under different ionospheric conditions. The presentation is concentrated on the O 2 + , NO + , and water‐cluster ions. Possible effects of different primary‐ion production and of low temperatures on the ion population are discussed in terms of current reaction schemes.