F region
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f-region-179-9928747
title:
F region
text:
The F region of the ionosphere is home to the F layer of ionization, also called the Appleton–Barnett layer, after the English physicist Edward Appleton and New Zealand physicist and meteorologist Miles Barnett. As with other ionospheric sectors, 'layer' implies a concentration of plasma, while 'region' is the volume that contains the said layer. The F region contains ionized gases at a height of around 150–800 km above sea level, placing it in the Earth's thermosphere, a hot region in the upper
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Layer in ionosphere
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_region
date created:
2002-02-25T15:51:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T23:02:31Z
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