Effects of atmospheric electric fields on detection of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays
, 2004 We show that atmospheric electric fields may affect the cosmic ray observations in several ways and may lead to an overestimation of the cosmic ray energies. The electric field in thunderclouds can be as high as a few kV/cm. This field can accelerate the
Kusenko, Alexander, Semikoz, Dmitry
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Atmospheric electric field effects of cosmic rays detected in Mexico City [PDF]
Geofísica Internacional, 2006 We studied the possible effects of atmospheric electric fields, generated in thunderstorms, on the cosmic ray intensity detected at the Earth’s surface by investigating the variations of the counting rates of the cosmic-ray nucleonic component, obtained ...
J. F. Valdés-Galicia, L. X. González
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The role of point discharge in the historical development of atmospheric electricity [PDF]
History of Geo- and Space SciencesPoint discharge, like lightning, is an atmospheric electricity process which has been observed directly and indirectly for centuries. Point discharge occurs when an electric field is enhanced at a point, causing local ionisation of the air and allowing a
B. P. S. McGinness +3 more
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Fair weather induced charges and currents on tall wind turbines and experiments with kites [PDF]
, 2016 Earth’s atmospheric potential rapidly increases up to few tens of kilovolts below 200 m altitude. This potential drop will induce charge to tall objects at ground by virtue of electrostatic induction.
Fabró Tàpia, Ferran +4 more
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Measurements of middle‐atmosphere electric fields and associated electrical conductivities
Geophysical Research Letters, 1981 A simple antenna for measuring the vertical electric field in the "middle atmosphere" has been flown on a number of rocket‐launched parachute‐borne payloads. We present here the data from the first nine such flights, launched under a variety of geophysical conditions, along with electrical conductivities measured simultaneously.
L. C. Hale +2 more
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Airborne observations of electric fields around growing and decaying cumulus clouds [PDF]
Airborne electric field data were gathered in an atmospheric electrification study near Cape Canaveral, FL. A Learjet 36A was instrumented with eight electric field meters (mills) and five different particle probes.
Giori, K. L., Nanevicz, J. E.
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ANALYSES OF MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES OF ELECTRIC FIELD AND CURRENTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE [PDF]
, 1973 Various sources of atmospheric electric fields and their characteristics are surveyed first. The measurement technique of electric fields with a DC type field mill is analyzed second, and then the antenna method for DC electric fields, currents and ...
OGAWA, Toshio
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Observation of hard radiations in a laboratory atmospheric high-voltage discharge
, 2016 The new results concerning neutron emission detection from a laboratory high-voltage discharge in the air are presented. Data were obtained with a combination of plastic scintillation detectors and $^3$He filled counters of thermal neutrons.
Agafonov, A. V. +8 more
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Initiation of non-tropical thunderstorms by solar activity [PDF]
Correlative evidence accumulating since 1926 suggests that there must be some physical coupling mechanism between solar activity and thunderstorm occurrence in middle to high latitudes.
Goldberg, R. A., Herman, J. R.
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The Structure of the Atmospheric Electric Field
Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity, 1960 Simultaneous records of the atmospheric electric potential gradient at three stations which make a regular triangle with sides of about two km, were compared with each other during the period of January 8-13, 1956, including a cloudy day as well as fine days.
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