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Volume 9 | Issue 1 | Year 2022 | Article Id. IJAP-V9I1P104 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V9I1P104

A Simple Approach to Estimate the Strength of Equatorial Electrojet using MAGDAS

Muka Peter Taiwo, Àlàgbé George Atilade

Citation :

Muka Peter Taiwo, Àlàgbé George Atilade, "A Simple Approach to Estimate the Strength of Equatorial Electrojet using MAGDAS," International Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 17-20, 2022. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23500301/IJAP-V9I1P104

Abstract

This paper outlines a simple approach to estimating the strength of equatorial electrojet using the Magnetic Data Acquisition System (MAGDAS). The major parameters such as baseline values, hourly departures, correction for non-cyclic variation, and solar quiet used in describing the estimation of equatorial electrojet are discussed.

Keywords

Baseline values, Electrojet, Geomagnetic latitude, Geomagnetic longitude, and Hourly departure.

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