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A model of the midlatitude nighttime E region including metallic ions
Author(s) -
Harris R. D.,
McGhan M.
Publication year - 1977
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/rs012i002p00307
Subject(s) - middle latitudes , ion , ionization , atmospheric sciences , electron density , ionosphere , diffusion , night sky , plasma , atomic physics , environmental science , physics , astronomy , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
The midlatitude nighttime E region was modeled with three ion species including a metallic ion species, Mg + . Time‐dependent ionization profiles, including diffusion, were calculated for five wind profiles measured over Wallops Island, Virginia, on 22 February 1968. Model‐generated profiles are compared with electron density measurements from the same night.