Brief Description:
This model provides the global electron temperature between 300 km and 700 km
altitude for two local times (3 a.m. and 3 p.m.). It is based on data collected by
the AEROS retarding potential analyzer through the first 100 days in 1973.
Spherical harmonics up to degree and order 3 are used to describe the electron
temperature as a function of geomagnetic latitude and longitude. Altitude
variations are represented by a power series of degree 3. Two sets of the 36
coefficients each are listed, one for 3 p.m. and one for 3 a.m..
Availability: ALGOL code may be available from the authors.
References:
K. Spenner and R. Plugge, Empirical Model of Global Electron Temperature Distribution Between
300 and 700 km Based on Data from AEROS-A, J. Geophys. 46, 43, 1979.
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NASA Official: Dr. Robert McGuire, Head of the Space Physics Data Facility