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Table 1.

Input parameters of the kinetic exospheric model used for the VDFs shown in Fig. 1.

Parameter name Notation Value Unit
Exobase level r0 1.2 Rs
Electron temp. at exobase T0e 1.5 MK
Proton temp. at exobase T0p 1.2 MK
Density at exobase n0 1 × 1013 m−3
Kappa κ 6 /

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