Open AccessThe Indian equatorial electrojet in IGY and IQSY
Author(s) -
A YACOB
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v18i2.4453
Subject(s) - electrojet , equatorial electrojet , current (fluid) , atmospheric sciences , intensity (physics) , meteorology , environmental science , climatology , physics , geology , geodesy , oceanography , magnetic field , optics , earth's magnetic field , quantum mechanics
The parameters of the Indian equatorial electrojet are obtained for the months April to August of the solar maximum year, 1958 and the solar minimum year, 1964. The half-width for the two epochs are found to be 297 km and 276 km respectively, showing only a small (change with solar activity. The total peak current intensity for 1958 is 186 A/km and for 1964 it is 97 A/km. The factor by which the normal current intensity is augmented in the electrojet is, however, found to be a little more for 1964 than for 1958.