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GCITEM-IGGCAS: A new global coupled ionosphere–thermosphere-electrodynamics model
Author | Ren, Zhipeng; Wan, Weixing; Liu, Libo; |
Keywords | thermosphere; Ionosphere; Modeling; Global circulation models |
Abstract | The Global Coupled Ionosphere–Thermosphere-Electrodynamics Model developed at Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (GCITEM-IGGCAS), is introduced in this paper. This new model self-consistently calculates the time-dependent three-dimensional (3-D) structures of the main thermospheric and ionospheric parameters in the height range from 90 to 600km, including neutral number density of major species O2, N2, and O and minor species N(2D), N(4S), NO, He and Ar; ion number densities of O+ ,O2+, N2+, NO+, N+ and electron; neutral, electron and ion temperature; and neutral wind vectors. The mid- and low-latitude electric fields can also be self-consistently calculated. GCITEM-IGGCAS is a full 3-D code with 5° latitude by 7.5° longitude cells in a spherical geographical coordinate system, which bases on an altitude grid. We show two simulations in this paper: a March Equinox one and a June Solstice one, and compare their simulation results to MSIS00 and IRI2000 empirical model. GCITEM-IGGCAS can reproduce the main features of the thermosphere and ionosphere in both cases. |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Journal | Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics |
Volume | 71 |
Number of Pages | 2064-2076 |
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URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364682609002545 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2009.09.015 |