The Equatorial Electrojet: A brief review

A brief review of EEJ discovery, and the importance of South America on EEl research are presented. Some solved and unsolved questions about EEJ and CEl are discussed based on description of possible EEl peculiarities in South America.Observational work in Brazil is summarized and an abridged versio...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Muniz Barreto, L.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1992
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Geofísica Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/1260
Acesso em linha:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/1260
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Electrochorro ecuatorial
Magnetosfera
Equatorial Electrojet
Magnetosphere
Descrição
Resumo:A brief review of EEJ discovery, and the importance of South America on EEl research are presented. Some solved and unsolved questions about EEJ and CEl are discussed based on description of possible EEl peculiarities in South America.Observational work in Brazil is summarized and an abridged version of EEJ research programs in Brazil and Peru is related. The possibility of a cooperative Latin-American program on EEl effects during the next Total Solar Eclipse of July, 11, 1991 is outlined.