Abstract
Electron temperature data obtained aboard two satellites are compared with the IRI model. Our comparison may serve as an input to a future version of IRI. HINOTORI data show IRI90 to predict night time Te quite well with the exception of a few peculiar phenomena, in particular a morning overshoot at height around 600 km and anomalous Te observations of AKEBONO for the first time allowed to extend reliably the temperature profile up to - 8000km. This profile clearly depends on local time at all invariant latitudes. The data suggest strong influence of solar activity on electron temperature.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-113 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Advances in Space Research |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1994 Dec |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Aerospace Engineering
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Geophysics
- Atmospheric Science
- Space and Planetary Science
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)