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Table 1 Tidal decomposition of \(\Delta Ne\) for three conditions in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

From: Longitudinal structure in electron density at mid-latitudes: upward-propagating tidal effects

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

 

No tide

Migrating tide

Non-migrating tide

 

No tide

Migrating tide

Non-migrating tide

 

A

A

R (%)

A

R (%)

 

A

A

R (%)

A

R (%)

D0

11.0

0.9

8

0.3

3

D0

23.0

3.1

13

0.8

3

DE1

12.0

0.4

3

1.2

10

DW2

11.7

2.4

21

0.2

2

DE3

2.3

0.2

9

1.4

61

DE2

2.9

0.2

7

0.9

31

  1. The case without tide represents in situ physical process. The other two cases represent effects from migrating and non-migrating tides from lower atmosphere. ‘A’ stands for ‘absolute’ and ‘R’ stands for ’relative’