On the simultaneous existence of eastward and westward flowing equatorial electrojet currents

Rastogi, R. G

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dc.contributor.author	Rastogi, R. G
dc.date.accessioned	2009-07-30T10:06:15Z
dc.date.available	2009-07-30T10:06:15Z
dc.date.issued	1975-02
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences, Sect. A, Vol. 81, No. 2, pp. 80 - 92	en
dc.identifier.issn	0253-4142
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/4686
dc.description.abstract	Experimental data on daily variations in the geomagnetic field are analyzed for evidence of counterflowing electrojets. In particular, the disappearance of the q type of Es layer (Es-q) and the appearance of blanketing-type Es (Es-b) are investigated. Various findings are reported; among them is the suggestion that the source of the upper (107 km) eastward current is the Sq dynamo current system, and that the lower (100 km) westward current is associated with the lunar current system or due to the electric fields generated by the interaction of the solar wind with the magnetosphere or by various polar substorm processes.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Indian Academy of Sciences	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1975InASP..81...80R	en
dc.subject	Counterflow	en
dc.subject	Diurnal Variations	en
dc.subject	Equatorial Electrojet	en
dc.subject	Geomagnetism	en
dc.subject	Ionospheric Currents	en
dc.subject	Sporadic E Layer	en
dc.subject	Earth Magnetosphere	en
dc.subject	Electric Fields	en
dc.subject	Ionospheric Drift	en
dc.subject	Lunar Tides	en
dc.subject	Magnetic Fields	en
dc.subject	Polar Substorms	en
dc.title	On the simultaneous existence of eastward and westward flowing equatorial electrojet currents	en
dc.type	Article	en