Thermal conduction and ion temperatures in the ionosphere

dc.contributor.author	Banks, P.M.
dc.date	1966
dc.date.accessioned	2017-08-18T10:22:57Z
dc.date.available	2017-08-18T10:22:57Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/5956
dc.description	An analysis is made of the ion energy balance equation for the ionosphere including the effects of O+, He+, and H+ ions, thermal conduction, and the cooling by atomic hydrogen and hylium. It is shown that thermal conduction strongly affects the ion temperature profile for conditions of moderate and low electron densities and that the high altitude ion temperature can be significantly less than the electron temperature. In addition, H+ in concentrations as low as 10% of the total ion density is found to be a major recipient of heat from the ionospheric electron gas and has an important influence upon the total ion energy budget.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	Thermal conduction and ion temperatures in the ionosphere
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Physical sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.source.title	Earth and Planetary Science Letters
dc.source.volume	1
dc.source.issue	5
dc.source.page	270-275
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0012-821X(66)90004-5
dc.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-49949142926