AURORAL ELECTRON-TRANSPORT USING THE MONTE-CARLO METHOD

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SOLOMON, SC
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[1] Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder
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10.1029/93GL00081
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
A new algorithm for calculation of energetic electron fluxes in the atmosphere is described. Results are compared with other methods and the implications for auroral spectroscopic analysis are discussed. Good agreement is obtained with the model of Strickland et al. [1976, 1989].
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页码:185 / 188
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