E. C. Ridley

TL;DR: In this paper, a new simulation model of upper atmospheric dynamics is presented that includes self-consistent electrodynamic interactions between the thermosphere and ionosphere and uses the resultant electric fields and currents in calculating the neutral and plasma dynamics.

TL;DR: In this paper, the NCAR TGCM was extended to include a self-consistent aeronomic scheme of the thermosphere and ionosphere and the model now calculates total temperature, instead of perturbation temperature about some specified global mean, global distributions of N(µD), N(4S) and NO, and a global ionosphere with distributions of O+,NO+, O2+, N2+ N2+, n+, electron density, and ion temperature as well as the usual fields of winds, temperature and major composition.

TL;DR: A new simulation model of the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere with coupled electrodynamics has been developed and used to calculate the global circulation, temperature and compositional structure between 30-500 km for equinox, solar cycle minimum, geomagnetic quiet conditions.

TL;DR: The global neutral gas temperature distribution and circulation of the thermosphere are calculated for equinox and solstice conditions by using NCAR's thermospheric general circulation model (TGCM) as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: This paper examined the effect of magnetospheric convection in modifying the diurnal neutral gas temperature distribution and circulation of the thermosphere for equinox conditions, using NCAR's thermospheric general circulation model.