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A study on the predawn ionospheric heating effect and its main controlling factors
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  • Zhenzhang Tang,
  • Huijun Le,
  • Libo Liu,
  • Yiding Chen,
  • Ruilong Zhang,
  • Wenbo Li,
  • Wendong Liu
Zhenzhang Tang
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Huijun Le
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Libo Liu
Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Yiding Chen
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Ruilong Zhang
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Wenbo Li
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Wendong Liu
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Abstract

We proposed for the first time that the angle between the projection of the magnetic field line and the sunrise line (AMFS) is a crucial factor controlling predawn heating. Then, we quantitatively investigated the relationship between the predawn heating effect and the AMFS depending on the model results and examined the influence of the length of the magnetic field line (LMF). The results indicate that the predawn heating is influenced by the combined effect of the AMFS and the LMF. Our study suggests that the increase of AMFS promotes predawn heating, while the increase of LMF blocks predawn heating. Finally, we found that when the LMF is about 4000 km and the AMFS is around 30 degrees, the combined effect of the AMFS and the LMF on the predawn heating effect reaches its maximum, exceeding 400K, while the influence of both AMFS and LMF exhibit saturation effects.
08 Apr 2024Submitted to ESS Open Archive
12 Apr 2024Published in ESS Open Archive