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Simultaneous in situ electron temperature comparisons using alouette 2 probe and plasma resonance data
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Benson, R. F. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | The electron temperatures deduced from Alouette 2 diffuse resonance observations are compared with the temperature obtained from the Alouette 2 cylindrical electrostatic probe experiment using data from 5 mid-to-high latitude telemetry stations. The probe temperature is consistently higher than the diffuse resonance temperature. The average difference ranged from approximately 10% to 40% with the lower values occurring at the lowest altitudes sampled (near 500 km) and at high latitudes (dip latitude greater than 55 deg), and the larger values occurring at high altitudes and lower latitudes. The discrepancy appears to be of geophysical origin since it is dependent on the location of the data sample. The present observations support the view that the often observed radar backscatter - probe electron temperature discrepancy is also of geophysical origin. |
| File Size | 681676 |
| Page Count | 15 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730012884 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t95766475 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Radar Scattering Alouette 2 Satellite Electron Energy Backscattering Electrostatic Probes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
