high-latitude ionosphere

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• ionosphere and magnetosphere — ▪ atmospheric science Introduction       regions of Earth s (Earth) atmosphere in which the number of electrically charged particles ions (ion) and electrons (electron) are large enough to affect the propagation of radio waves (electromagnetic… …   Universalium

• Polar wind — is the permanent outflow of ionization from the polar regions of the magnetosphere. [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse?s=p p=43 AMS Glossary] ] Ionospheric Plasma SourceThe ‘ground state’ of the ionosphere consists of the baseline …   Wikipedia

• Birkeland current — Schmatic of the Birkeland or Field Aligned Currents and the ionospheric current systems they connect to.[1] A Birkeland current is a set of currents which flow along geomagnetic field line connecting the Earth’s magnetosphere to the Earth s hi …   Wikipedia

• Canadian Geospace Monitoring — (CGSM) is a Canadian space science program that was initiated in 2005. CGSM is funded primarily by the Canadian Space Agency, and is comprised of networks of imagers, meridian scanning photometers, riometers, magnetometers, digital ionosondes,… …   Wikipedia

• Ionospheric absorption — (or ISAB) is the scientific name for absorption occurring as a result of the interaction between various types of electromagnetic waves and the free electrons in the ionosphere, which can interfere with radio transmissions.DescriptionIonosphere… …   Wikipedia

• Riometer — A riometer ( r elative i onospheric o pacity meter) is an instrument used to quantify the amount of ionospheric absorption in the atmosphere. [ cite book | first=R.D | last=Hunsucker |coauthors= J.K Hargreaves| year=2003 | title=The High Latitude …   Wikipedia

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• Radio propagation — is a term used to explain how radio waves behave when they are transmitted, or are propagated from one point on the Earth to another. [ H. P. Westman et al, (ed), Reference Data for Radio Engineers, Fifth Edition , 1968, Howard W. Sams and Co.,… …   Wikipedia

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