F region the highest concentration of free electrons and ions anywhere in the atmosphere. It may be thought of as comprising two layers, the F1-and F2-layers. The F-region is located directly above the E region (formerly the Kennelly-Heaviside layer) and below the protonosphere. It acts as a dependable reflector of HF radio signals as it is not affected by atmospheric conditions, although its ionic composition varies with the sunspot cycle. It reflects normal-incident frequencies at or below the critical frequency (approximately 10 MHz) and partially absorbs waves of higher frequency. The F1 layer is the lower sector of the F layer and
Rough Waves Shukei (), whose still-extant paintings include a number of dynamic and mysterious images of sea waves, among them "Egret, Moon, and Wave" and "The Wind and the Waves". "Rough Waves" also reflects the influence of Tawaraya Sōtatsu, who specialized in gloomy landscapes, but is nevertheless an independent interpretation by Ogata of the frightening and violent force of the sea. "Rough Waves" impressed Ogata’s follower Sakai Hōitsu, who in 1805 created his work "Waves", in which he tried to convey a similar frightening atmosphere and a premonition of danger. At some time in the past, Hōitsu's family had commissioned work from