单词 | electrojet |
释义 | > as lemmaselectrojet electrojet n. Brit. /ᵻˈlɛktrədʒɛt/ , U.S. /əˈlɛktrəˌdʒɛt/ , /iˈlɛktrəˌdʒɛt/ Meteorology and Astronomy an intense electric current flowing in a narrow belt in the lower ionosphere, esp. in regions of strong auroral displays and near the magnetic equator; an analogous phenomenon in the atmosphere of another planet.ΚΠ 1955 E. Burgess Frontier to Space v. 99 This experiment appears to confirm that the equatorial electrojet does in fact exist..and that it occurs in the E layer. 1956 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. 15 276 At 100 km. is the E layer in which electrojets flow and which were detected by early Aerobee rockets penetrating into this region. 2004 J. T. Clarke et al. in F. Bagenal et al. Jupiter xxvi. 647/2 A related phenomenon is the production of the auroral electrojet, which results from ion–neutral frictional drag produced by the breakdown in corotation in the middle magnetosphere. < as lemmas |
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