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Milikh & Dimant 2003
Milikh, G.M. and Dimant, Y.S. (2003). Model of anomalous electron heating in the E region: 2. Detailed numerical modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research 108: doi: 10.1029/2002JA009527. issn: 0148-0227.

A numerical model of electron energization in the high-latitude electrojet due to Farley-Buneman instability is presented. The model is based on a set of coupled equations describing the energy balance of electrons and ions combined with a heuristic model of the turbulent electric field, obtained in the companion paper. The electron-neutral collision frequency and cooling rate used in the equations, which are affected by non-Maxwellian deviations of the electron energy distribution, are calculated by a special kinetic code. A good agreement of the model results with the existing observations supports the physical ideas underlying the model.

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Ionosphere, Ionospheric disturbances, Ionosphere, Plasma temperature and density, Ionosphere, Auroral ionosphere
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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