Articles | Volume 39, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-899-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-899-2021
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14 Oct 2021
Regular paper |  | 14 Oct 2021

Validation of SSUSI-derived auroral electron densities: comparisons to EISCAT data

Stefan Bender, Patrick J. Espy, and Larry J. Paxton

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The coupling of the atmosphere to the space environment has become recognized as an important driver of atmospheric chemistry and dynamics. We have validated the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imager (SSUSI) products for average electron energy and electron energy flux by comparison to EISCAT electron density profiles. The good agreement shows that SSUSI far-UV observations can be used to provide ionization rate profiles throughout the auroral region.
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