The effect of realistic conductivities on the high-latitude neutral thermospheric circulation |
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| Authors: | TJ Fuller-Rowell D Rees S Quegan GJ Bailey RJ Moffett |
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| Institution: | Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower St., London WC1E 6BT, U.K.;Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | The dynamics of the high latitude thermosphere are dominated by the ion circulation pattern driven by magnetospheric convection. The reaction of the neutral thermosphere is influenced by both the magnitude of the ion convection velocity and by the conductivity of the thermosphere. Using a threedimensional, time-dependent, thermospheric, neutral model together with different ionospheric models, the effect of changes in conductivity can be assessed. The ion density is described by two models: the first is the empirical model of Chiu (1975) appropriate for very quiet geomagnetic conditions, and the second is a modified version of the theoretical model of Quegan et al. (1982). The differences in the neutral circulation resulting from the use of these two ionospheric models emphasizes the need for realistic high latitude conductivities when attempting to model average or disturbed geomagnetic conditions, and a requirement that models should couple realistically the ionosphere and the neutral thermosphere. An attempt is made to qualitatively interpret some of the features of the neutral circulation produced at high latitudes by magnetospheric processes. |
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