Electrical structure and E-fields in the high-latitude mesosphereA description of the electric structure as observed during a rocket sounding noctilucent cloud (NLC) observation program in the summer of 1991, is presented. Both NLC and polar mesosphere summer echo (PMSE) conditions were determined. The observable effects on ions and electrons were measured in the NLC and PMSE regions and associated electric field (E-fields) measurements indicated small alternating current vertical fields. The following findings are reported: small and large scale electron density structure is noticeable in the NLC regions; above 82 km, the occurrence of very low-mobility positive ions directly demonstrates the existence of charged aerosols, and small alternating current vertical electric fields were observed in the NLC and PMSE region.
Document ID
19960014326
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mitchell, John D. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA., United States)
Walter, Deborah J. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA., United States)
Croskey, Charles L. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA., United States)
Goldberg, Richard A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: ESA, Proceedings of 12th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research