Hi
I think this recently published paper on space hurricanes might at least to
some extent explain why on some nights with seemingly promising Solar
indices (low Solar wind speed and density, Bz component positive),
trans-polar propagation just does not happen on topband:
> My questions are these - is a
> relatively flat curve to be expected, or a sign of something wrong?
A flat curve is to be expected and it's a sign something is wrong.
And that something is that you do not have nearly enough radials in
your ground system. Your radials are on the ground. Such a