Abstract
Changes in the densities of atomic oxygen and molecular ions produced by internal gravity waves are calculated as a function of the azimuth of wave propagation. Because these two ion species play different roles in the photochemistry of the lower F region, the waves change their densities differently, thus producing changes in F region ion composition. Wave-associated changes in photoionization rate appear to be quite important in this connection, with wave-associated changes in the loss rate β (and their temperature dependence) being somewhat less significant.
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