Tad Danley wrote:
> frank bechdoldt wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I had a question.
>>
>> Does an e-cloud (e-skip) float? IS it pulled by gravity or is it in
>> the same spot while the earth rotates below it?
>>
>> Ie would a strong e-cloud over ohio be over nebraska an hour later?
>
> I have always heard folks describe the E-skip cloud as "moving", but I
> believe the explanation is that different areas of the E region ionize
> and lose their ionization, so clouds appear and dissipate giving the
> effect of "moving".
I stand corrected!
http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/propagation/ionospheric_special/sporadic_e.php
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Tad Danley, K3TD
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