Abstract Observations of solar-flare ionization in the mesosphere can be made using coherent-scatter radar systems. The scattered power profiles they measure in the 60–90 km altitude region is a function of the ion concentration gradient and the intensity of turbulent mixing at each atltitude. By comparing the power profiles before, during and after a solar flare, it is possible to estimate the ion production rate during the flare as a function of altitude and time. This analysis is used to compare the ion production rates with generally accepted ion-chemical models. Comparisons are made with ion production rates estimated from the solar X-ray flux for the same flare made by geostationary satellites.


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    Titel :

    Observations of solar-flare ionization in the mesosphere using coherent-scatter radar


    Beteiligte:
    Parker, J.W. (Autor:in) / Bowhill, S.A. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1984-01-01


    Format / Umfang :

    4 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch