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Neutral thermospheric temperature from ion concentration measurementsA technique for extracting information on neutral temperature from in situ F region measurements of O(+) and H(+) ion concentrations is analyzed and evaluated. Advantage is taken of the condition of charge-exchange equilibrium of these species in the neighborhood of 320 km to infer the associated relative abundances of neutral oxygen and hydrogen. Results are shown to be generally consistent with other concurrent in situ measurements.
Document ID
19810040181
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Breig, E. L.
(Texas Univ. at Dallas Richardson, TX, United States)
Donaldson, J. S.
(Texas Univ. at Dallas Richardson, TX, United States)
Hanson, W. B.
(Texas Univ. at Dallas Richardson, TX, United States)
Hoffman, J. H.
(Texas Univ. at Dallas Richardson, TX, United States)
Power, R. A.
(Texas, University Richardson, Tex., United States)
Kayser, D. C.
(Aerospace Corp. Space Sciences Laboratory, El Segundo, Calif., United States)
Spencer, N. W.
(Texas Univ. at Dallas Richardson, TX, United States)
Wharton, L. E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 86
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
81A24585
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-11438
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-11406
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-11407
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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