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Dellinger effect

The English word “Dellinger effect” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A ionospheric perturbation, resulting from abnormally high ionization or plasma density in the D region of the ionosphere and caused by a solar flare and/or solar particle event.

Etymology

Named after John Howard Dellinger who discovered the effect around 1935.

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