Ionosphere Definition

ī-ŏnə-sfîr
noun
The outer part of the earth's atmosphere, beginning at an altitude of c. 55 km (c. 34 mi) and extending to the highest parts of the atmosphere: it contains several regions that consist of a series of constantly changing layers characterized by an appreciable electron and ion content.
Webster's New World
The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.
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Other Word Forms of Ionosphere

Noun

Singular:
ionosphere
Plural:
ionospheres

Origin of Ionosphere

  • iono- +‎ -sphere

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Ionosphere Sentence Examples

  • A new method of monitoring the ionosphere based on radio tomography can be used to create two-dimensional images of electron density.

  • It is used to study the northern polar ionosphere.

  • The model provides a useful, yet simple tool for modeling of the perturbed ionosphere.

  • Effect of increasing the insolation to JIM to produce a giant ionosphere model (GIM) to simulate exoplanets.

  • In two previous studies we have found evidence of plasma convection driven in the nightside ionosphere during intervals of northward IMF.

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