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Noun: Appleton layer  'apultun 'leyu(r)
  1. The highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission
    - F layer, F region

Type of: part, region

Part of: ionosphere

Encyclopedia: Appleton layer