Rocket Observations of Sporadic‐E Layers
- 1 March 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Radio Science
- Vol. 7 (3) , 367-376
- https://doi.org/10.1029/rs007i003p00367
Abstract
The characteristics of midlatitude sporadic‐E layers are observed using rocket payloads incorporating a probe and a propagation experiment.Layers below 120 km show evidence of preferred altitudes. The slopes of layers are within 1° of horizontal. The horizontal dimensions are deduced to be several hundred kilometers. Individual profiles of daytime layers show a range of shapes ranging from triangular to rectangular. The plasma frequency derived from the peak electron density in the layer is found to agree with the blanketing frequency given by the local ionosphere sounder.Keywords
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