Publication Date:
1952-01-01
Description:
Assuming that the temporal rates of electron production and removal in the F2 layer are of the forms q0(cosχ)m and αNn, respectively, where χ is the solar zenith distance, N is the electron density, and q0, α, m and n are constants, the latitudinal distribution of maximum values of f0F2 in its diurnal variation has been considered, with the view of limiting the ranges of possible values for m and n. The results show that both m and n should be contained in a range roughly between 1 and 1.5, which suggests that a process of attachment type must be predominant in diminishing electron density. © 1952, Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. All rights reserved.
Print ISSN:
0022-1392
Topics:
Geosciences
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