Lower ionospheric electron densities based on a simple ionospheric model that uses MSP as charge carrier

This data is related to the following papers:

Meteor smoke influences on the D-region charge balance – review of recent in situ measurements and one-dimensional model results

C. Baumann et al. 2013

and

Modelling of the influence of meteoric smoke particles on artificial heating in the D-region

M. Myrvang, C. Baumann and I. Mann, 2021

This data set contains electron density altitude profiles from a simple ionospheric model described in C. Baumann et al 2013 using meteoric smoke particles (MSP) as active charge carrier and a comparative modelrun without MSP.

Myrvang et al. uses this data for their modelling of the electron heating in the lower ionosphere.

day_data_autumn.txt and night_data_autumn.txt 

contain the electron density data as in C. Baumann et al. 2013 and also used in Myrvang et al. 2021

MSP_summer.txt

contains the electron density for a summer MSP size distribution as in Myrvang et al. 2021

MSP_winter

contains the electron density for a winter MSP size distribution as in Myrvang et al. 2021

 Ne_charging_prob_1

contains the electron density for a charging efficiency of one for all MSP sizes  (Myrvang et al. 2021)

Ne_charging_prob_1_5 

contains the electron density for a charging efficiency of one for MSP sizes greater as 1.5nm (Myrvang et al. 2021)