Articles | Volume 36, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-841-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-841-2018
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13 Jun 2018
Regular paper |  | 13 Jun 2018

Statistical analysis of the correlation between the equatorial electrojet and the occurrence of the equatorial ionisation anomaly over the East African sector

Patrick Mungufeni, John Bosco Habarulema, Yenca Migoya-Orué, and Edward Jurua

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We have established that, over the East African region, the trough of the equatorial ionisation anomaly (EIA) during high solar activity and quiet geomagnetic conditions lies slightly south of the magnetic equator. During the equinox and December solstice seasons, and a local time interval of 13:00–15:00, the probability of observing the EIA on days with daytime equatorial electrojet (EEJ) strength ≥ 40 nT was mostly > 80 %.