Published November 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Estimation of the electron temperature anisotropy in the middle-latitu dinal ionosphere and plasmasphere of the Earth

  • 1. Irkutskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ. (USSR). Nauchno-Issledovatel'skij Inst. Prikladnoj Fiziki

Description

In the approximation of a low degree of ansotropy obtained were expressions determining energy losses for longitudinal and transverse degrees of thermal electron freedom during both elastic and inelastic interactions with basic neutral components of the upper atmosphere. The effect of superthermal electrons has been considered. It is shown that the electron temperature anisotropy in the middle-latitudinal plasmosphere can reach approximately 20-25%

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Original title (Russian)
Оценка анизотропии электронной температуры в среднеширотной ионосфере и плазмосфере Земли

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Geomagn. Aeron.
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
6
Series
Geomagn. Aeron.
Journal Page Range
999-1003
ISSN
0016-7940

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Notes
For English translation see the journal Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (Translation) (USA).