Two distinct sources of magnetospheric heating in the atmosphere: The aurora and the ring current

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1773-1778

  Illes Almar E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Corpuscular heating; Geomagnetic effect; Ring current; Total atmospheric density; Upper atmospheric model

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; SATELLITES; SPACE RESEARCH; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

CORPUSCULAR HEATING; RING CURRENTS; UPPER ATMOSPHERIC MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY;

EID: 8344282979     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.04.059     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (24)

1. Almár, I., Illés-Almár, E. A proposal to improve the CIRA'86 model in the equatorial region: the ddMSIS model. Adv. Space Res., this issue, 2004, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2003.04.060.
2. Almár, I., Illés-Almár, E., Horváth, A., Bisikalo, D. A new geomagnetic term for the CIRA 86 model at low latitudes. Adv. Space Res. 18 (9/10), 371-374, 1996.
3. Almár, I., Illés-Almár, E., Horváth, A., Kolláth, Z., Bisikalo, D.V., Kasimenko, T.V. Improvement of the MSIS-86 and DIM thermospheric models by investigating the geomagnetic effect. Adv. Space Res. 12 (6), 313-316, 1992.
4. Arduini, C., Broglio, L., Ponzi, U. DBI measurements in the San Marco D/L mission. Adv. Space Res. 13, 185, 1993.
5. Barlier, F., Bouttes, J., Delattre, M., Olivero, A., Contensou, P. Experimentation on vol sur satellite d'un accelerometre de tres haute sensibilite. Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris B 281, 145, 1975.
6. Bencze, P., Almár, I., Illés-Almár, E. Ring current heating of the low latitude thermosphere connected with geomagnetic disturbances. Adv. Space Res. 13 (1), 303-306, 1993.
7. Bencze, P., Illés-Almár, E. The flux of the ring current protons as an additional heat-source for the neutral upper atmosphere after geomagnetic storms, in: Nabl. ISZ, vol. 24, Moscow, pp. 121-127, 1986.
8. Biondi, M.A., Meriwether, J.W. Measured response of the equatorial thermospheric temperature to geomagnetic activity and solar flux changes. Geophys. Res. Lett. 12 (5), 267-270, 1985.
9. CIRA'72. Akademie Verlag, Berlin, 1972.
10. CIRA'86. In: Rees, D. (Ed.), COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere: Part I: Thermosphere Models. Advances in Space Research 8(5-6), 1988.
11. Hernandez, G., Roble, G.R., Ridley, E.G., Allen, J.H. Thermospheric response observed over Fritz Peak, Colorado, during two large geomagnetic storms near solar cycle maximum. J. Geophys. Res. 87 (A11), 9181-9192, 1982.
12. Illés, E. The 27-day fluctuation and the intensity decreases in galactic cosmic radiation: indication for the existence of an additional heating in the upper atmosphere, in: Ionosphere-Magnetosphere Physics, Harkány, KFKI Budapest, Hungary, vol. 13, pp. 109-125, 1979 (in Hungarian).
13. Illés-Almár, E., Almár, I., Bencze, P. Investigation of the density wave activity in the thermosphere above 220 km. Adv. Space Res. 20 (6), 1273-1276, 1997.
14. Illés-Almár, E., Almár, I., Bencze, P., Horváth, A. Investigation of the thermosphere-ionosphere interaction by means of the neutral post storm effect. Adv. Space Res. 7 (8), 53-57, 1987.
15. Illés-Almár, E., Almár, I., Bencze, P., Horváth, A. On a possible ring current effect in the density of the upper atmosphere. Adv. Space Res. 9 (12), 205-208, 1989.
16. Illés-Almár, E., Almár, I., Bencze, P., Horváth, A. Representation of the geomagnetic effect in the upper atmosphere at low latitudes by means of the Dst index, in: Góral, W. (Ed.), Nabl. ISZ, vol. 27/II, Polska Akademy Nauk, Warszawa, pp. 251-264, 1990a.
17. Illés-Almár, E., Almár, I., Bencze, P., Horváth, A., Jakowski, N., Jungstand, A. Similar behaviour of the thermosphere and the ionosphere in the recovery phase of geomagnetic disturbances. Adv. Space Res. 12 (6), 175-178, 1992.
18. Illés-Almár, E., Almár, I., Bencze, P., Horváth, A., Kolláth, Z. Diurnal dependence of the geomagnetic effect in the upper atmosphere, in: Góral, W. (Ed.), Nabl. ISZ, vol. 27/11, Polska Akademy Nauk, Warszawa, pp. 237-249, 1990b.
19. Illés-Almár, E., Bencze, P., März, F. Is there any "after effect" in density variations of the neutral atmosphere, in: Nabl. ISZ, vol. 23, Prague, pp. 333-337, 1985.
20. Prölss, G.W., Roemer, M., Slowey, W.J. Dissipation of solar wind energy in the Earth' upper atmosphere: the geomagnetic effect. Adv. Space Res. 8, (5)215-(5)216, 1988.
21. Raghavarao, R. Private communication, 1994.
22. Tinsley, B.A. Energetic neutral atom precipitation during magnetic storms: Optical emission, ionization and energy deposition at low and middle latitudes. J. Geophys. Res. 84, 1855-1864, 1979.
23. Tinsley, B.A. Neutral atom precipitation - a review. J. Atmos. Terr. Phys. 43, 617-632, 1981.
24. Tinsley, B.A., Burnside, G.R. Precipitation of energetic neutral hidrogen atoms at Arecibo during a magnetic storm. Geophys. Res. Lett. 8, 87-90, 1981.