SPA Aeronomy Sessions and Presentations


SESSION SA11A
CC:HALL , Mon
Middle Atmosphere - Posters
PRESIDING: W A Bristow, JHU/APL

0830h
SA11A-01 POSTER
Solar Induced Sources of Nitrogen Oxides in the Earth's Polar Middle Atmosphere
*F M Vitt, T P Armstrong, T E Cravens, C H Jackman

0830h
SA11A-02 POSTER
Further on Direct Comparison of ISR and IDI Winds From AIDA '89
*R S Turek, R G Roper, J W Brosnahan

0830h
SA11A-03 POSTER
On the Contribution of Exothermic Chemistry to the Thermal Budget at Mesopause Altitudes
*D E Siskind, M E Summers, J T Bacmeister, R R Conway, S Zasadil

0830h
SA11A-04 POSTER
On the Seasonal Dependence of Medium-Scale Atmospheric Gravity Waves in the Upper Atmosphere at High Latitudes
*W A Bristow, R A Greenwald, J P Villain

0830h
SA11A-05 POSTER
Contiguous Observations of Coherent Gravity Waves Over Extended Distances
*R D Sears, W T Armstrong, G Swenson, M W Taylor

0830h
SA11A-06 POSTER
Quasi-Sinusoidal Waves in the 557.7 nm Airglow and Their Effect on Enhanced Diffusion
*U B Makhlouf, R H Picard, J R Winick, M J Taylor

0830h
SA11A-07 POSTER
Model of Evaporation and Deposition of Meteoric Metal Mixtures in the Ionosphere
W J McNeil, E Murad, *S T Lai

0830h
SA11A-08 POSTER
Microwave Observations of the Diurnal Variation of HO2 in the Mesosphere
*B J Sandor, R T Clancy

0830h
SA11A-09 POSTER
Imagery of Polar Mesospheric Clouds Observed by the WINDII Instrument Over the Southern Hemisphere
J Alfred, *W F J Evans

0830h
SA11A-10 POSTER
Rocket Investigation of Polar Mesospheric Summer Echoes (PMSE)
*J C Ulwick

0830h
SA11A-11 POSTER
Seasonal Variability of Planetary Waves in the Polar Mesospheric Temperature
*P J Espy, J Stegman, D Murtagh, G Witt


SESSION SA11B
CC:321 , Mon
Polar Cap Science I (joint with SM)
PRESIDING: J D Kelly, SRI International

0835h
SA11B-01 INVITED
Plasma Motions in the Polar Cap F-Region
*R A Heelis

0855h
SA11B-02
Ionospheric Convection in the Southern Polar Cap
P R Smith, D P Monselesan, P L Dyson, M Dubovinsky, R J Morris

0910h
SA11B-03
Interhemispheric Analysis of Geomagnetic Variations and Ionospheric Convection at Very High Latitudes
V O Papitashvili, C R Clauer, O A Troshichev, M G Gudkov, B A Belov, E Friis-Christensen

0925h
SA11B-04
Observations of Polar Cap Echoes by the SAPPHIRE-North Coherent Radar System
*A V Kustov, J A Koehler, G J Sofko, D W Danskin

0940h
SA11B-05
The Dynamics of the Ionospheric Convection Reversal Boundary
*A Ridley, C R Clauer

0955h
SA11B-06
HF-Radar Observations of the Dayside Rate of Magnetic Merging: A GEM Boundary Layer Campaign Study
*K B Baker, A S Rodger, G Lu

1030h
SA11B-07
Dayside Region 0 and Region 1 Field-Aligned-Current Closure Near Noon
*G J Sofko, K McWilliams, R Greenwald, W Bristow

1045h
SA11B-08
Thermospheric Vertical Winds in the Polar Cap Near the Nightside Auroral Oval Boundary
J L Innis, *P L Dyson, P A Greet

1100h
SA11B-09 INVITED
Studies of Polar Cap Dynamics From Eureka (89 deg CGL)
*D J McEwen, G R Hammel, D P Harris

1120h
SA11B-10
Multistation Imaging of Polar Cap Arcs
R A Doe, J D Kelly, J L Semeter, D P Steele, Q Wu, T L Killeen, J MacDougall

1135h
SA11B-11
Auroral Observations From Antartic Multi-station Network
*J H Doolittle, S B Mende, R L Rairden

1150h
SA11B-12
Observations of Nightglow and Aurorae by CLIO-FPI and All-Sky Camera at Resolute Bay, NWT
*J M Reeves, Q Wu, T L Killeen, R Niciejewski


SESSION SA12A
CC:321 , Mon
Polar Cap Science II (joint with SM)
PRESIDING: T J Rosenberg, University of Maryland

1330h
SA12A-01 INVITED
Toward the Future Use of High-Latitude Induction Magnetometer Arrays as a Monitor of the Solar Wind Coupling to the Magnetosphere
*R L Arnoldy

1350h
SA12A-02
Super Epoch Analysis Applied to Large Amplitude Travelling Convection Vortices
*H Luhr, M Rother, T Iyemori, L T Hansen

1405h
SA12A-03
Search for Long-Period (> or = 1 hour) Variations in the Polar Cap Magnetic Field
*L J Lanzerotti, C G Maclennan, D J Thomson, A Wolfe

1420h
SA12A-04
The Polar Cap Response to an SSC: A Multipoint Study of the Event of February 21, 1994
*M J Engebretson, J L Alford, W J Hughes, A T Weatherwax, T J Rosenberg, R L Arnoldy, C G Maclennan, L J Lanzerotti, A Wolfe, H Luehr, C A Cattell

1435h
SA12A-05
The Phase Structure of Pc5 ULF Waves at Cusp Latitudes
S T Ables, *B J Fraser, D A Neudegg, J V Olson

1450h
SA12A-06
ULF Absorption Oscillations Associated With Polar Cap Substorms
*A T Weatherwax, T J Rosenberg


SESSION SA12B
CC:321 , Mon
Atmospheric Response in Aurora Campaign
PRESIDING: A B Christensen, The Aerospace Corp; P C Anderson, The Aerospace Corp

1525h
SA12B-01
Substorm Associated Particle and Joule Heating in the Aurora
P C Anderson, A B Christensen, J H Hecht, J R Sharber, D J Strickland

1540h
SA12B-02
Inconsistencies Between Models and Observations of Lower Thermospheric Composition During Auroral Substorms
*A B Christensen, R L Walterscheid, J H Hecht, D G Brinkman, Z P Sun, H Elliott, M Larson

1555h
SA12B-03
Neutral Flywheel Field-Aligned Current Calculations From the ARIA-Vorticity Chemical Release Neutral Wind Measurements
*C D Odom, M F Larsen, A B Christensen, P Anderson, J Hecht, D Brinkman, R W Walterscheid, L Lyons, R Pfaff

1610h
SA12B-04
Rocket and Ground-Based Measurements of Composition Change in the Lower Thermosphere Near Poker Flat Alaska During the ARIA Rocket Flights
J H Hecht, A B Christensen, D J Strickland, J R Sharber

1625h
SA12B-05
A Comparison of Observed and Optically Inferred Neutral Atmospheric Scale Heights During the ARIA/Kayser-II Rocket Flight
*P R Straus, J H Hecht, A B Christensen, J R Sharber, D J Strickland

1640h
SA12B-06
Analysis of Particle and Zenith Viewing Optical Data from the ARIA I and IV Auroral Rocket Experiments
*D J Strickland, T Majeed, J H Hecht, A B Christensen, J R Sharber


SESSION SA21A
CC:HALL , Tues
Ionospheric Irregularities and Plasma Processes - Posters
PRESIDING: A T Weatherwax, University of Maryland

0830h
SA21A-01 POSTER
Theory of Localized Modes in the Equatorial Spread F
*H L Rappaport

0830h
SA21A-02 POSTER
Ionospheric Measurements Comparison With Model and Spread-F Occurrences at European Longitudes
*H Soicher, F J Gorman, E E Tsedilina, O V Weitsman

0830h
SA21A-03 POSTER
A Theoretical Model for Lower Ionospheric Radio Emission
P Yoon, *A T Weatherwax, T J Rosenberg, J LaBelle, S Shepherd

0830h
SA21A-04 POSTER
Further Investigation of Auroral Roar Structure
*S G Shepherd, J LaBelle, M Trimpi, R Brittain

0830h
SA21A-05 POSTER
Applications of the Wavelet Transform to Studies of High-Latitude Ionospheric Plasma Density Fluctuations
*A W Wernik, K C Yeh

0830h
SA21A-06 POSTER
Incoherent Scatter Radar Determination of Electromagnetic Energy Transfer in the High-Latitude E-Region
*J P Thayer

0830h
SA21A-07 POSTER
SuperDARN Radar Auroral Doppler Spectra
*G E Hall, J W MacDougall, D R Moorcroft

0830h
SA21A-08 POSTER
Radar Backscatter Predictions for the SIMPLEX Experiment
J D Huba, P A Bernhardt

0830h
SA21A-09 POSTER
Ion-Cyclotron Wave Excitation With Negligible Field-Aligned Current
*W E Amatucci, D N Walker, J H Bowles, D Duncan, J A Antoniades, G Ganguli, V Gavrishchaka

0830h
SA21A-10 POSTER
The Self-Focusing Instability in the Ionosphere in the Presence of Random Density Inhomogeneities
P K Chaturvedi, *P N Guzdar, S L Ossakow

0830h
SA21A-11 POSTER
Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Simulations of the Gradient-Drift Instability in the High-Latitude Ionosphere
*P N Guzdar, P K Chaturvedi

0830h
SA21A-12 POSTER
Wake Side Currents From the CHAWS Experiment: Calculation and Experiment
*V A Davis, M J Mandell, D L Cooke, W A Pakula, C L Enloe, G Shaw


SESSION SA21B
CC:323 , Tues
Thermospheric and Mesospheric Studies: A Tribute to Roger Burnside I
PRESIDING: R A Behnke, NSF

0840h
SA21B-01 INVITED
The Contributions of Roger Burnside to Aeronomy
*S A Gonzalez, R Kerr

0900h
SA21B-02
F-Region Plasma Drifts and Thermospheric Neutral Winds Over Arecibo
*B G Fejer, S Sazykin, L Scherliess, R C Davila, C G Fesen

0915h
SA21B-03
All-Sky Aeronomy at Arecibo: Preliminary Results From Imaging Science Experiments
*M Mendillo, J Baumgardner, D Nottingham, M Colerico, J Aarons, M Kelley, C Miller, B Reinisch, J Scali

0930h
SA21B-04
Determining Properties of the Thermosphere With Optical Observations of O(1D) Excited by High Power Radio Waves
*P A Bernhardt, M Wong, L Wagner, J Goldstein, C Selcher

0945h
SA21B-05
Initial Comparisons of Daytime Neutral Winds and Temperatures Derived From Daysky Fabry-Perot Data and Incoherent Scatter Radar Data at Millstone Hill
*M M Coakley, M J Buonsanto, D P Sipler, F L Roesler

1000h
SA21B-06
Coordinated Radar Observations and Tomographic Imaging of Mid-latitude Ionospheric Structures
*J Semeter, M Mendillo, M Buonsanto, P Erickson

1035h
SA21B-07
A CEDAR Experiment to Obtain [O], [O2], and [N2] Using Multidiagnostic Optical and Incoherent Scatter Observations From Millstone Hill
*R S Lancaster, R B Kerr, S M Thomas, M J Buonsanto, D P Sipler, M M Coakley, S C Solomon, P G Richards

1050h
SA21B-08
Neutral Winds in the Upper Thermosphere Over Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland: A Case Study Comparison Between Radio and Optical Techniques
*R J Niciejewski, T Killeen, J Thayer, S C Solomon

1105h
SA21B-09
Neutral Winds in the Lower Thermosphere Over Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland: A Comparison Between Radio and Optical Techniques
S M I Azeem, R Johnson, T Killeen, *R J Niciejewski

1120h
SA21B-10
Measurements of the Aurora Using Optical Spectroscopy and Incoherent Scatter Radar
*S C Solomon, G R Swenson, R L Rairden

1135h
SA21B-11
Analysis of Ground-Based Auroral Spectral Radiances From 690 to 960 nm Obtained in Coincidence With Incoherent Scatter Radar Data at Sondre Stromfjord, Greenland
*T Majeed, D J Strickland


SESSION SA22A
CC:323 , Tues
Thermospheric and Mesospheric Studies: A Tribute to Roger Burnside II
PRESIDING: J E Salah, MIT

1350h
SA22A-01 INVITED
Update on Calculated 0+ - 0 Momentum Transfer Collision Frequency
*K Omidvar

1410h
SA22A-02
New Laboratory Measurements of Atomic Collision Processes
B G Lindsay, H C Straub, *K A Smith

1425h
SA22A-03
On the Analysis of Geophysical Data in the Case of the O+-O Collision Cross Section
*C O Hines, H G Mayr, C A Reddy

1440h
SA22A-04
The O+-O Collision Cross-Section and Long-Term O Density Variations Deduced From the Ionospheric Energy Budget
*W L Oliver, K J Glotfelty

1455h
SA22A-05
Estimation of the O+,O Collision Cross Section From Coincident Radar and Fabry Perot Observations at Millstone Hill
*M J Buonsanto, D P Sipler, G B Davenport


SESSION SA22B
CC:323 , Tues
Thermosphere Composition and Chemistry
PRESIDING: G Crowley, JHU/APL

1530h
SA22B-01
Determining Atomic Oxygen Concentrations in the Lower Thermosphere From Photo-Electron Spectra II
*L Goembel, J P Doering, L J Paxton, D Morrison

1545h
SA22B-02
Hot N(4S) Atoms and Thermospheric Nitric Oxide: A Model Update
*J C Gerard, J W Duff, V I Shematovich, D Bisikalo

1600h
SA22B-03
Rotationally Excited Nitric Oxide in the Thermosphere: A Signature of Hot Nitrogen Atoms?
B Hubert, J C Gerard, V I Shematovich, D Bisikalo

1615h
SA22B-04
Validation of the NCAR TIEGCM for Solar Minimum Equinox Conditions
*G Crowley, C G Fesen, R G Roble, A D Richmond

1630h
SA22B-05
Ionospheric Imaging in N+2 Emission
*T C Stone, A L Broadfoot, E R Anderson, D B Hatfild, E Murad, D Knecht, R Viereck, J Gardner

1645h
SA22B-06
Dynamic Signatures in the Airglow
*A L Broadfoot, E R Anderson, E Murad, C Pike, R Viereck, J Gardner


SESSION SA31A
CC:HALL , Wed
Planetary Atmospheres and Ionospheres - Posters
PRESIDING: H Rowland, NRL

0830h
SA31A-01 POSTER
The Physics of Venus Ionospheric Currents
*D M Hurley, P A Cloutier

0830h
SA31A-02 POSTER
Magnetic Structures and Currents in the Dayside Ionosphere of Venus
*C C Law, P A Cloutier

0830h
SA31A-03 POSTER
100 Hz Electric Fields and Lightning on Venus - Any Connection?
*K D Cole, W R Hoegy

0830h
SA31A-04 POSTER
Plasma Waves Generated Within the Ionosphere by Lightning-Related Electron Beams
*R J Strangeway, C T Russell, R C Franz

0830h
SA31A-05 POSTER
Quasiclassical Trajectory Study of the Rate Coefficient of the N(4S) +NO (2Pi) Forms N2 (1Sigma+g) +O (3P) Reaction
*J W Duff, R D Sharma, A Dalgarno, J L Fox

0830h
SA31A-06 POSTER
Wind-Enhanced Escape: Application to Mars
*R E Hartle, H G Mayr

0830h
SA31A-07 POSTER
Triton's Ionosphere: Electron Precipitation or Photoionization
*E C Sittler, R E Hartle

0830h
SA31A-08 POSTER
Ion-Molecule Chemistry in the Outer Coma of Comet P/Halley
*R M Haberli, T I Gombosi, D L De Zeeuw, K G Powell, K Altwegg, H Balsiger, J Geiss


SESSION SA31B
CC:HALL , Wed
Lightning Phenomena - Posters
PRESIDING: H Rowland, NRL

0830h
SA31B-01 POSTER
On the Spectra of Red Sprites
G M Milikh, J Valdivia, K Papadopoulos

0830h
SA31B-02 POSTER
The EM Spectrum Associated With Elves and Sprites
*H Rowland, R F Fernsler

0830h
SA31B-03 POSTER
A Two-Dimensional Model of Ionospheric Heating by Electrostatic Thundercloud Fields
*V P Pasko, U S Inan, T F Bell

0830h
SA31B-04 POSTER
VLF Evidence of Sustained Heating of the Lower Ionosphere by Thundercloud Fields
*U S Inan, V P Pasko, T F Bell

0830h
SA31B-05 POSTER
Characteristics of Elves Events
R L Rairden, S B Mende, G R Swenson

0830h
SA31B-06 POSTER
Locations of Intracloud and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning at the KSC-ESMC in Florida
*D W Schiber, E P Krider, L M Maier


SESSION SA41A
CC:HALL , Thurs
Aurora and Airglow - Posters
PRESIDING: R D Sharma, Phillips Lab

0830h
SA41A-01 POSTER
New Survey of Electron Impact Cross Sections for Photoelectron and Auroral Electron Energy Loss Calculations
P C Shen, *T Majeed

0830h
SA41A-02 POSTER
Models of O+ Number Density Profiles for 834 Angstrom Remote Sensing of Dayside Ionospheric O+ Distributions
*J M Picone, O Kelley, D J Melendez-Alvira, R R Meier, K F Dymond, R P McCoy, R J Thomas

0830h
SA41A-03 POSTER
Perturbations in the Low Latitude O+ Concentration Between 0oE and 150oE Longitudes
*K H West, R A Heelis

0830h
SA41A-04 POSTER
GLO Earthlimb View: Airglow and Thermospheric Metals
*J A Gardner, E Murad, R A Viereck, D J Knecht, C P Pike, A L Broadfoot

0830h
SA41A-05 POSTER
Rotational Temperatures and Production Mechanisms of Some Infrared Radiators in the Daylit Terrestrial Thermosphere
*H Dothe, F von Esse, R D Sharma

0830h
SA41A-06 POSTER
On the Rotational Distribution of the 5.3 micron "Thermal" Emission From Nitric Oxide in the Nighttime Terrestrial Thermosphere
*R D Sharma, H Dothe, F von Esse

0830h
SA41A-07 POSTER
Present Status of the Airglow Portion of AURIC (Atmospheric Ultraviolet Radiance Integrated Code)
*J S Evans, D J Strickland, J E Bishop, P M Shen, R E Huffman

0830h
SA41A-08 POSTER
Nightside Ionization Rates From Resonant Transport of Solar H and He Resonance Line Emissions
*J Bishop

0830h
SA41A-09 POSTER
Collisional Excitation of Rotationally Excited NO and CO Observed With a Cryogenic Laboratory Interferometer
S J Lipson, R B Lockwood, W A M Blumberg, P S Armstrong, J A Dodd

0830h
SA41A-10 POSTER
Temperature-Dependent High-Resolution Absorption Cross Section Measurements of N2 in the 915.0-917.28 Angstrom Region
*C Y R Wu, T Hung, D L Judge, T Matsui, K Ito

0830h
SA41A-11 POSTER
Study of Excited Electronic States of Multiply Charged N2 Using Fluorescence Spectrometry
T Hung, F Z Chen, *C Y R Wu, D L Judge

0830h
SA41A-12 POSTER
Diurnal Variation of the Radiation of the Highly Excited Vibrational NO(v > or = 2) Molecules
V Kharchenko, *A Dalgarno

0830h
SA41A-13 POSTER
Laboratory Study of the Collisional Removal of O2 in the Herzberg States at Mesospheric Temperatures
*E S Hwang, R A Copeland

0830h
SA41A-14 POSTER
100 eV Ionization-Excitation Branching Ratios for N2+: Comparison of Optical and (e,2e) Results for the N2+ Meinel Bands
*J Yang, J P Doering

0830h
SA41A-15 POSTER
Observations of the O2 Atmospheric Band System in the Dayglow and Aurora
B A Tinsley, R P Rohrbaugh, M Ishimoto, J H Yee, G J Romick, *F Morgan, M R Torr, D G Torr

0830h
SA41A-16 POSTER
A New Model of Solar EUV Irradiance Variability
*H P Warren, J T Mariska, J Lean

0830h
SA41A-17 POSTER
Broad Band Absolute Solar EUV Flux Observed From the STS-69 Shuttle During Low Solar Activity
*H S Ogawa, D R McMullin, D L Judge

0830h
SA41A-18 POSTER
MAHRSI Observations of NO gamma(1,0) Solar Fluorescence in the Mesophere and Lower Thermosphere
*M H Stevens, R R Conway, S E Zasadil, J G Cardon


SESSION SA41B
CC:310 , Thurs
Space Tethers I (joint with SM)
PRESIDING: W J Raitt, Utah State University

0835h
SA41B-01 INVITED
TSS-1R Mission Science Overview
*N H Stone, M Drobowolny

0850h
SA41B-02 INVITED
Science Overview of the Tethered Satellite System 1-R Mission
*A Drobot, C L Chang

0905h
SA41B-03
Measurement of the TSS-1R Satellite Current-Voltage Characteristic by the CORE Equipment
*C Bonifazi, F Svelto, B Gilchrist, P Musi, P Franceschetti

0920h
SA41B-04
Measurements of Current and Voltage in the TSS-1R System Using Passive Current Closure and Electron Beam Emission From the Orbiter Structure
*B E Gilchrist, N R Voronka, S G Bilen, D C Thompson, W J Raitt, S D Williams, C Bonifazi

0935h
SA41B-05
RETE Experiment Measurements During the TSS-1R Mission
M Dobrowolny, U Giodoni, R Cerulli, M Maggi, V Vannaroni, *J P Lebreton, Y de Conchy, C C Harvey, R Manning, F Wouters, L Iess, E Melchioni

0950h
SA41B-06
Observations of TSS Satellite Charging During EGA DC Current Operations
*J D Winningham, N Stone, K H Wright, D Intriligator, C Bonifazi

1005h
SA41B-07
Magnetic Characterization of the Plasma Around the Tethered Satellite by the TEMAG Experiment
R Agresti, M Candidi, S Orsini, F Mariani, H Kuegler, G Musmann, M Rahm, I Richter, M Acuna, P Panetta, N F Ness

1040h
SA41B-08 INVITED
Effects of Electron Beam Emissions on the Shuttle Potential During the TSS Missions
*W J Burke, D A Hardy, D G Olson, L C Gentile, C Y Huang, M R Oberhardt

1055h
SA41B-09 INVITED
Effects of Ion Environment Variations on the Shuttle Potential During the TSS Missions
*L C Gentile, C Y Huang, W J Burke, D A Hardy, D G Olson, M R Oberhardt

1110h
SA41B-10
Monitoring and Real-Time Forecasting of Global-Scale Ionospheric Weather During the TSS-1R Mission
*E P Szuszczewicz, P E Blanchard

1125h
SA41B-11
Why the TSS-1 Subsatellite Collected So Much Electron Current
*J G Laframboise

1140h
SA41B-12
Transient Current Collection by a Charged Satellite Moving in the Ionosphere
J Petillo, *K Papadopoulos, C L Chang, A T Drobot

1155h
SA41B-13
Electron Collection by the TSS Satellite
*C L Chang, A T Drobot, P Satya-Narayana, K Papadopoulos, D Winningham, C Gurgiolo, N Stone, K Wright, D Intriligator


SESSION SA42A
CC:310 , Thurs
Space Tethers II (joint with SM)
PRESIDING: B E Gilchrist, University of Michigan

1330h
SA42A-01 INVITED
Scientific Studies for an Atmospheric Tether Mission
*J F Vickrey, R A Heelis

1350h
SA42A-02 INVITED
Scientific Questions and Technical Problems in Upper Atmosphere Measurements wiht a Space Tether in the 120 to 200 km Altitude Region
*F A Herrero

1405h
SA42A-03
Simultaneous Multipoint Measurements of Plasma Bubbles
*R S Indiresan, B E Gilchrist, D C Thompson

1420h
SA42A-04 INVITED
The OEDIPUS-C Experiment and Its First Results
*H G James

1435h
SA42A-05
Implications of Relative Whistler, Z, O and X Mode Signal Strengths Measured During the OEDIPUS C Rocket Bistatic Wave Propagation Experiment
*R F Benson, H G James, D A Hardy, W Calvert

1450h
SA42A-06
Bistatic Wave Propagation Effects Observed on OEDIPUS C
*H G James, W Calvert

1505h
SA42A-07
OEDIPUS-C Tethered Spacecraft Potentials in an Auroral Ionosphere
D D Wallis, D J Knudsen

1540h
SA42A-08
Current Collection by a Positively Charged Sphere in the Presence of Outgassing
P Satya-Narayana, *K Papadopoulos, C L Chang, A T Drobot

1555h
SA42A-09
Neutral Environment of the TSS Satellite
D F Rault, *C L Chang, P Stuart, F Giani, M Smargiassi, E Ajmar, U Guidoni, F Chang-Diaz

1610h
SA42A-10
Mitigation of Spacecraft Surface Charging by Using Water Vapor
*S T Lai

1625h
SA42A-11
Spacecraft Charging as Measured by the Shuttle Electrodynamic Tether System Experiment
*V M Aguero, B E Gilchrist, L Krause, S D Williams, D C Thompson, W J Raitt

1640h
SA42A-12 INVITED
Low Frequency Electron Modulations Observed During DC Electron Beam Emissions in the Deployed Phase of TSS-1
*C Y Huang, L C Gentile, D A Hardy, W J Burke, W J Raitt, D C Thompson, M P Gough

1655h
SA42A-13
Tether Optical Phenomena (TOP) Experiment on the Tether Mission
S B Mende, G R Swenson, R L Rairden


SESSION SA51A
CC:321 , Fri
Equatorial and Low-Latitude Ionosphere
PRESIDING: R F Pfaff, NASA/GSFC; D L Hysell, Clemson University

0830h
SA51A-01
Comparison Between Simulation and Observations of High-Altitude Equatorial Spread-F
*J M Jahn, J LaBelle

0845h
SA51A-02
Simulation of the Pre-Reversal Enhancement in the Low Latitude Vertical Ion Drift
C G Fesen, *G Crowley, A D Richmond, R G Roble, B Fejer, L Scherliess

0900h
SA51A-03
Waves in the E-Region Ionosphere Nonlinearly Drive Large-Scale D.C. Currents
M M Oppenheim

0915h
SA51A-04
Gradient-Drift Instabilities in the Equatorial Electrojet: Daytime Results
B G Harrold, *A Bhattacharjee, S Hu

0930h
SA51A-05
Gradient-Drift Instabilities in the Equatorial Electrojet: Nighttime Results
*S Hu, A Bhattacharjee, R A Goldberg, G A Lehmacher, J D Mitchell, C L Croskey, M Friedrich, K M Torkar

0945h
SA51A-06
Simultaneous Measurements of the Polarization Electric Field, Current Density, and Plasma Density in the Daytime Equatorial Electrojet from Alcantara, Brazil
*R F Pfaff, M Acuna, P Marionni, N Trivedi

1020h
SA51A-07
Plasma Turbulence in Equatorial Spread F Observed by Dynamics Explorer
*D L Hysell, R M McDaniel

1035h
SA51A-08
Horizontal Pressure Gradients in the Low-Latitude Thermosphere and Their Impact on Enhanced Vertical Neutral Winds and Ion Drifts in the F-Region
*F A Herrero, W D Pesnell

1050h
SA51A-09
Effects of Planetary Scale Waves on Mesospheric Nightglow
*J H Yee, G Crowley, R G Roble

1105h
SA51A-10
Analysis and Modeling of Sodium Species in the Middle Atmosphere
*A Akyurtlu, T Kane

1120h
SA51A-11
Seasonal Variations in the O+ to H+ Transition Altitude Over Arecibo During Solar Minimum
*S A Gonzalez, M P Sulzer

1135h
SA51A-12
The Mid-Latitude Ionospheric Potential Distribution
*D J Crain, R A Heelis

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