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 altitude. 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 :

    01.01.1984



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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