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Formation mechanisms of neutral Fe layers in the thermosphere at Antarctica studied with a thermosphere‐ionosphere Fe/Fe + (TIFe) model
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2017
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Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 122(6), 6812-6848
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Journal Title:Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
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Description:With a thermosphere-ionosphere Fe/Fe+(TIFe) model developed from first principles at the University of Colorado, we present the first quantitative investigation of formation mechanisms of thermospheric Fe layers observed by lidar in Antarctica. These recently discovered neutral metal layers in the thermosphere between 100 and 200 km provide unique tracers for studies of fundamental processes in the space-atmosphere interaction region. The TIFe model formulates and expands the TIFe theory originallyproposed by Chu et al .that the thermospheric Fe layers are produced through the neutralization of converged Fe +layers. Through testing mechanisms and reproducing the 28 May 2011 event at McMurdo, we
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Source:Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 122(6), 6812-6848
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ISSN:2169-9380;2169-9402;
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