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Table 1 The resulting mass density enhancements, neutral temperature change, and vertical neutral velocity

From: Time-dependent responses of the neutral mass density to fixed magnetospheric energy inputs into the cusp region in the thermosphere during a period of large IMF BY: a high-resolution two-dimensional local modeling

Case

Mass density enhancement

Neutral temperature change (K)

Vertical neutral velocity (m/s)

At 400 km

Max

At 400 km

Max

At 400 km

Max

1 (with neutral–ion drag)

9.7%

15.1%

39.9

40.9

10.0

13.5

2 (without neutral–ion drag)

12.3%

16.6%

46.5

53.0

13.4

23.2