The daytime
N(h) profiles in the
E and
D regions are obtained for summer, spring and fall, and winter, based on data available from rocket experiment. The profiles cover the periods of low, medium and high solar activity.
The
Nmax in the normal
E region obtained by routine ionosonde observation is studied to compare with the rocket data and to obtain the solar activity dependence of
Nmax or Φ
0, the solar photon flux density at λ=1025.7Å and 977Å, which controls the
Nmax in the
E region. From the satellite observation of the solar X ray flux at λ=1-8Å, the solar activity dependence of the X ray flux, which controls the ionization at the lower part of the
E region, is tentatively estimated.
Based on the result of the above study the
N(h) profiles are calculated, following the current theory of the
E region formation, for each case of the observed
N(h) profiles as described above. Fairly good agreement is found between the theory and experiment. Thus we can know the
N(h) profile for any season in any solar activity.
Some nighttime profiles are studied from rocket data and the nocturnal variation of the
N(h) in the
E region is obtained. Based on this result the electron production rate of geocorona, a possible nighttime source of ionization, and the effective recombination coefficient are estimated.
Finally the
N(h) profile during winter absorption anomaly is calculated, based on some atmospheric temperature models, which are available from actual rocket observations. It is found that the
E layer comes down and this enables one to interpret the lowering of the reflection height of the Loran waves during anomaly reported by other workers.
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