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Two Anomalies in the Behaviour of the F2 Layer of the Ionosphere

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THIS communication is concerned with the anomalous behaviour of the F2 layer in the following two respects : (1) the ‘geomagnetic anomaly’ pointed out by Appleton ; (2) an unexpected diurnal asymmetry.

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    SHEILA CROOM, AUDREY ROBBINS & J. O. THOMAS

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CROOM, S., ROBBINS, A. & THOMAS, J. Two Anomalies in the Behaviour of the F2 Layer of the Ionosphere. Nature 184, 2003–2004 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1842003a0

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