Converting Riometer Absorptions to Electron Energy Fluxes Based on the
First Principle Modeling of Ionospheric Responses to Energetic
Electrons, X-Rays and Solar Protons Precipitations
Abstract
Based on satellites monitoring of the X-Rays Precipitations (Solar
Flares), Solar Proton Precipitations (Solar Proton Events), and Riometer
absorption in association with F region plasma patches formed in the
cusp and propagating into the polar cap, we estimate ionospheric D-Layer
ionization caused by energetic electrons precipitations based on our
Computational Model of D-Region Ion Production. Knowing D-Layer
ionization mechanisms will allow us to monitor precipitating electron
source rates based on routine ionospheric absorption measurements by the
Canadian Geospace Observatory Riometer Network (GO-RIO).