Increasing disturbance of the geomagnetic field✓Ճիշտ պատասխան
Decreasing disturbance of the geomagnetic field
Higher levels of solar UV radiation
An increase in the critical frequency
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Both indices are derived from magnetometer readings of how far the geomagnetic field has departed from its quiet-day value, so higher numbers mean a more disturbed field. Neither measures ultraviolet output, and a disturbed field generally degrades ionospheric conditions rather than raising the critical frequency.