
doi: 10.1038/214261a0
IN a recent paper, Layzer1 suggested that most middle latitude sporadic E layers are formed by discontinuities in the vertical motion of the neutral gas. Following his notation, w is the vertical velocity of ionization, and uz the neutral gas vertical velocity. Neglecting horizontal air movements and polarization fields, we have w≃uz {sin2 χ + cos2 χ/(1 + r2)} where χ is the angle of dip and r is the ratio of gyro-frequency to collision frequency of ions.
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