E region
Speech parts
1. E region - Noun
2. E region - Proper noun
Meaning
a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Examples
Equatorial electrojet The worldwide solar-driven wind results in the so-called Sq (solar quiet) current system in the E region of the Earth's ionosphere ( ionospheric dynamo region ) (convert – convert altitude).
This sets up a sheet of electric current in the E region which, with the horizontal magnetic field, forces ionization up into the F layer, concentrating at ± 20 degrees from the magnetic equator.
But extremely low radiation-angle signals (