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Analysis of satellite data on energetic particles of ionospheric origin (Document No: 19760006590)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Sharp, R. D. Shelley, E. G. Johnson, R. G. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | The morphology was studied of precipitating O(+) and H(+) ions in the energy range 0.7 equal to or less than E equal to or less than 12 keV during the storm-time period from December 16-18, 1971, which encompassed two principal magnetic storms. The results are described with emphasis on the temporal variations of parameters characterizing the intensity, average energy, and spatial location of the zones of precipitation of the two ionic species. One of the principal results was the finding that the intensity of the precipitating O(+) ions was well correlated with the geomagnetic indices which measure the strength of magnetospheric substorm activity and the strength of the storm-time ring current. Since the O(+) ions are almost certainly of ionospheric origin the correlations indicate that a previously unknown strong coupling mechanism existed between the magnetosphere and the ionosphere during the storm period. |
| File Size | 1692145 |
| Page Count | 35 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760006590 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5jb0xt2g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-10-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Earth Magnetosphere Geomagnetism Oxygen Morphology Ionization Potentials Ring Currents Earth Ionosphere Magnetic Storms Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
