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E REGION IONOSPHERE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

That part of the ionosphere in which the E layer tends to form.

CONT

The E region is between 90 and 160 kilometres high and the F region (sometimes called the Appleton layer) is from 160 kilometres up to about 400 kilometres. The lower part of the ionosphere (E region) is sometimes called the Heaviside-Kennelly layer.

Key term(s)
  • Heaviside-Kennelly layer
  • ionosphere's E-region
  • E-region
  • E-region of the ionosphere

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Région de l'ionosphère dans laquelle la couche E tend à se former.

Key term(s)
  • couche de Kennelly-Heaviside

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Parte de la ionosfera en que tiende a formarse la capa E.

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