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The Equatorial Ionospheric Anomaly and the Equatorial Electrojet
Author(s) -
MacDougall J. W.
Publication year - 1969
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 - 10.1029/rs004i009p00805
Subject(s) - equatorial electrojet , electrojet , anomaly (physics) , ionosphere , geophysics , electric field , geology , physics , geodesy , magnetic field , atmospheric sciences , earth's magnetic field , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics
It is shown that for the American zone the F ‐region equatorial anomaly and the equatorial electrojet are highly correlated, whereas the anomaly and the S q current system correlate poorly. A suggested explanation for the correlation is that the eastward electric field which drives the electrojet is also present in the F ‐region and there causes upward plasma flow.
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