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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The large eastward flow of electrical [[current]] in the [[ionosphere]] that occurs near noon within 5& | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The large eastward flow of electrical [[current]] in the [[ionosphere]] that occurs near noon within 5° of the [[magnetic equator]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It causes an abnormally large maximum value of the northern component of the geomagnetic [[field]] near local noon for stations in this region.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 20 February 2012
equatorial electrojet
The large eastward flow of electrical current in the ionosphere that occurs near noon within 5° of the magnetic equator.
It causes an abnormally large maximum value of the northern component of the geomagnetic field near local noon for stations in this region.
