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Sporadic E at Night
Author(s) -
Whitehead J. D.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1002/rds1966191111
Subject(s) - daytime , intensity (physics) , ionization , sporadic e propagation , physics , ionosphere , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , optics , astronomy , ion , quantum mechanics
It is estimated that intensity of the E region source of ionization at night is required to be 0.1 percent to 1 percent of the intensity during daytime to allow the formation of sporadic E at night. Possible sources are considered.