‰ NOW 10 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2017 QST PAGE 34 ‰ RADIO AS A TOOL TO READILY SEE AND DOCUMENT SPORADIC E OCCURRENCES. UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS, WITH THEIR STRONG POSSIBILITIES TO AFFECT HIGH LEVEL TIDAL WIND SHEARS VIA COUPLING TO THUNDERSTORMS, HURRICANES, STRONG FRONTS, AND LIGHTNING, PRESENT A HIGH DEGREE OF OBSERVATIONAL CORRELATION TO THE APPEARANCE OF MID LATITUDE SPORADIC E LAYERS. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ‰ END OF 10 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ