Using empirical velocity distributions derived from UVCS and SUMER ultraviolet spectroscopy, we construct theoretical models
of anisotropic ion temperatures in the polar solar corona. The primary energy deposition mechanism we investigate is the dissipation
of high frequency (10-10000 Hz) ion-cyclotron resonant Alfvén waves which can heat and accelerate ions differently depending
on their charge and mass. We find that it is possible to explain the observed high perpendicular temperatures and strong anisotropies
with relatively small amplitudes for the resonant waves. There is suggestive evidence for steepening of the Alfvén wave spectrum
between the coronal base and the largest heights observed spectroscopically. Because the ion-cyclotron wave dissipation is
rapid, even for minor ions like O5+, the observed extended heating seems to demand a constantly replenished population of waves over several solar radii. This
indicates that the waves are generated gradually throughout the wind rather than propagated up from the base of the corona.
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