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Originally Posted by freebeard

While everyone and their canine companion are excited about 'Dark Oxygen' this hasn't got as much attention:

science.nasa.gov: NASA Rocket Discovers New Energization Process in Upper Atmosphere


Source, for those that can comprehend it: journals.aps.org: New Regime of Inertial Alfvén Wave Turbulence in the Auroral Ionosphere

Requires a reestimation of Solar forcing.

Electrons 'ARE' ions.
Protons would be the only other 'charged' ion.
Neutrons have no charge.
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The 'Auroral Ionosphere' is populated mostly with oxygen, which provides the green, red, purple, etc. colors of the auroras, depending on altitude.
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'Solar forcing' has nothing to do with global warming and climate change.