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Khazanov et al. 1992

Khazanov, G.V., Nagy, A.F., Gombosi, T.I., Koen, M.A. and Cariglia, S.J. (1992). Analytic description of the electron temperature behavior in the upper ionosphere and plasmasphere. Geophysical Research Letters 19: doi: 10.1029/92GL01940. issn: 0094-8276.

Approximate analytic solutions to the well-known and commonly used time-dependent electron energy balance equation for the upper ionosphere and plasmasphere have been obtained and are discussed. The various potential heating sources for the terrestrial plasmasphere are summarized and the corresponding electron temperatures and related characteristic heating and cooling times are calculated. A comparison between the analytic expressions for the temperature variations and relevant measurements shows excellent agreement. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1992

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Keywords
Ionosphere, Plasma temperature and density, Magnetospheric Physics, Plasmasphere, Ionosphere, Modeling and forecasting

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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