Ionospheric tides
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ionospheric tides
Term denoting the system of electrical currents and fields generated in the ionosphere by tidal motions in the background atmosphere.
These tidal motions are forced mainly by solar heating of atmospheric water vapor and ozone, and reach large amplitudes at ionospheric heights.
