IONOSPHERIC ION COMPOSITION DEDUCED FROM VLF OBSERVATIONS

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BARRINGTON, RE
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[1] DRTE, Ottawa
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10.1109/PROC.1969.7149
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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VLF observations from the Alouette satellites have provided information on the ion composition of the ionosphere. This is derived from two sources: Noise bands with a lower frequency cutoff at the lower hybrid resonance (LH frequency and ion whistlers. The LH frequency depends on the harmonic mean mass of the ionic constituents. Ion whistlers provide good measurements of the relative abundances of protons and helium ions as well as the proton density and on occasion proton temperatures. Copyright © 1969 by The Inshtute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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