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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Polar Cap Absorption (PCA) Polar Cap Absorption (PCA) The term 'Polar Cap Absorption (PCA)' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' In solar-terrestrial terms, an anomalous condition of the polar ionosphere whereby HF and VHF (3 - 300 MHz) radiowaves are absorbed, and LF and VLF (3 - 300 kHz) radiowaves are reflected at lower altitudes than normal. In practice, the absorption is inferred from the proton flux at energies greater than 10 MeV, so that PCAs and proton events are simultaneous. Transpolar radio paths may still be disturbed for days, up to weeks, following the end of a proton event'. Previous 5 Terms: points of discontinuity point-source pollution poise Poison, neutron Polar Body Next 5 Terms: polar coordinate system Polar Front Polar Jet Polar Jet Stream polar orbit About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.