Solar cycle effects upon the relationship of Ne and Te in the F-region
Solar cycle effects upon the relationship of Ne and Te in the F-region
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Data from the Atmospheric Explorer-C recorded during the rise in solar activity from 1975 to 1978, and Dynamic Explorer-2 data recorded at solar maximum are used to examine how the relation between electron temperature and density in the F-region of the ionosphere is altered by solar activity. It is found that the solar maximum temperature Te is a factor of two larger than the solar minimum Te for the same values of electron density. Temperature does not necessarily increase in response to solar activity because electron density increases enough to approximately cancel the effect of higher solar extreme ultraviolet heating. The effect of solar activity is accounted for by a simple function of the F (10.7 cm) index which multiplies the solar minimum equation from a previous study (Brace and Theis, 1978).
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Solar cycle effects upon the relationship of Ne and Te in the F-region
Advances in Space Research ; 4 , 1, 19
1984-01-01
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