Analysis of Localised Electron Precipitation Using
a Detailed Ion Chemistry Model
Esa Turunen and Thomas Ulich
Geophysical Observatory, FIN-99600 Sodankylä,
Finland.
Abstract
High time-resolution measurements of electron density in the lower
ionosphere by the EISCAT UHF incoherent scatter radar are analysed
using the detailed time-dependent Sodankylä Ion Chemistry (SIC)
model. A series of localised electron precipitation events allows an
experimental determination of the effective recombination coefficient.
This can be used as a constraint to the model in order to analyse the
response of ion and neutral composition to the precipitation.
Possibilities for new studies using the combination of incoherent scatter
radars, imaging riometers and the model are described.
Presented in session: 2.02