Abstract:
Highlights of the ionospheric effects of the total solar eclipse of February 16, 1980 detected by ground-based experiments in India are summarised. Decrease in electron density at various height in ionosphere upto the F2 layer peak over Ahmedabad was associated with the eclipse, the decrease being gradually delayed at higher heights. Similar decrease was noted from the total electron content derived from the Faraday rotation measurements made at a few stations using the 136 MHz radio beacon from ETS-II satellite. Polarization scintillators were seen on all nights except the eclipse night.
