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Precipitating charged particles contribute to the natural variations in the Earth’s atmosphere such as ionization, electron density, and composition of e.g. NOx and Ozone. Precipitating solar energetic and magnetospheric particles show a highly dynamic behavior in space and time. We present a 3D ionization model considering the relevant particle species (electrons, protons, and alpha particles) as well as precipitation areas (polar cap and auroral oval): the Atmospheric Ionization Model OSnabrück AIMOS, and discuss some of the atmospheric consequences of precipitating particles. We present the limitations of direct comparisons between EISCAT and precipitating particles and give comparisons between incoherent scatter measurements and a combination of AIMOS and the HAMMONIA GCM to demonstrate the consistency in both methods.
With contributions from Jens Kieser, Hauke Schmidt, Miriam Sinnhuber, Holger Winkler, Nadine Wieters.
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Wissing, J.M., Bornebusch, J.P., Kallenrode, MB. (2013). Atmospheric Ionization Due to Precipitating Charged Particles. In: Lübken, FJ. (eds) Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES). Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4348-9_13
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