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sporadic E: a standalone construct

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Antennas and propagation

thin, dense patches of ionization in the ionospheric E region that intermittently reflect higher radio frequencies, explained by wind shear.

In antennas and propagation, sporadic E refers to thin, dense patches of ionization in the ionospheric E region that intermittently reflect higher radio frequencies, explained by wind shear. This meaning comes from Whitehead (1961) in Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics.[1]

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References

Whitehead, J. D. (1961). The formation of the sporadic-E layer in the temperate zones. Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, 20(1), 49-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9169(61)90097-6

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