Dellinger effect

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Dellinger effect (plural Dellinger effects)

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.

Further reading

• Dellinger effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia