First Measurements of the Earth’s Electric Field at the Arctowski Antarctic Station, King George Island, by the New Polish Atmospheric Electricity Observation Network

<p>Here we examine the cause-and-effect relations between galactic cosmic rays, electric field, aerosols and clouds over a region of Atlantic Ocean, during a Forbush Decrease (FD) event on 07/12/2015, using Convergent Cross Mapping (CCM) method. For this purpose, we used FD data from the Neuron Monitor Database (NMDB), Potential Gradient data (PG) from Global Coordination of Atmospheric Electricity Measurements (GLOCAEM) and remote sensing data from MODIS/Aqua, namely Aerosol Optical Depth at 550nm (AOD), Cloud Fraction (CF), Cloud Optical Thickness (COT), Cloud Top Pressure (CTP), Cirrus Reflectance (CR) and Cloud Effective Radius-Liquid (CERL). A cause-and-effect relation was found between FD and AOD, CERL, CF and PG, over the region. On the other hand, no causal effect was found between FD and COT, CTP and CR. This research is funded in the context of the project "Cosmic and electric effects on aerosols and clouds&#8221; (MIS: 5049552) under the call for proposals &#8220;Support for researchers with emphasis on young researchers - Cycle B&#8221; (EDULL 103). The project is co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund - ESF) by the Operational Programme Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020.</p>

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First results of atmospheric electricity measurements by CS110 electric field meter at Paratunka observatory, Kamchatka

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20161100008 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

pp. 00008 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sergey Khomutov ◽

Sergey Smirnov ◽

Stanislav Butin ◽

Ilkham Babakhanov

Keyword(s):

Electric Field ◽

Atmospheric Electricity ◽

First Results

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Some features of stepped and dart-stepped leaders near the ground in natural negative cloud-to-ground lightning discharges

Annales Geophysicae ◽

10.5194/angeo-20-863-2002 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 863-870 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

X. Qie ◽

Y. Yu ◽

C. Guo ◽

P. Laroche ◽

G. Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electric Field ◽

Electric Fields ◽

Broad Band ◽

Atmospheric Electricity ◽

Antenna System ◽

Time Interval ◽

Return Stroke ◽

Radio Science ◽

Lightning Discharges ◽

Log Normal

Abstract. Characteristics of the electric fields produced by stepped and dart-stepped leaders 200 µs just prior to the return strokes during natural negative cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning discharges have been analyzed by using data from a broad-band slow antenna system with 0.08 µs time resolution in southeastern China. It has been found that the electric field changes between the last stepped leader and the first return stroke could be classified in three categories. The first type is characterized by a small pulse superimposed on the abrupt beginning of the return stroke, and accounts for 42% of all the cases. The second type accounts for 33.3% and is characterized by relatively smooth electric field changes between the last leader pulse and the following return stroke. The third type accounts for 24.7%, and is characterized by small pulses between the last recognizable leader pulse and the following return stroke. On the average, the time interval between the successive leader pulses prior to the first return strokes and subsequent return strokes was 15.8 µs and 9.4 µs, respectively. The distribution of time intervals between successive stepped leader pulses is quite similar to Gaussian distribution while that for dart-stepped leader pulses is more similar to a log-normal distribution. Other discharge features, such as the average time interval between the last leader step and the first return stroke peak, the ratio of the last leader pulse peak to that of the return stroke amplitude are also discussed in the paper.Key words. Meteology and atmospheric dynamics (atmospheric electricity; lightning) – Radio science (electromagnetic noise and interference)

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Analysis of the Spatial Nonuniformity of the Electric Field in Spectroscopic Diagnostic Methods of Atmospheric Electricity Phenomena

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ◽

10.1029/2019jd030945 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 124 (22) ◽

pp. 12356-12370 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Malagón‐Romero ◽

F. J. Pérez‐Invernón ◽

A. Luque ◽

F. J. Gordillo‐Vázquez

Keyword(s):

Electric Field ◽

Atmospheric Electricity ◽

Diagnostic Methods ◽

Spatial Nonuniformity

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SEEK-2 (Sporadic-<i>E</i> Experiment over Kyushu 2) − Project Outline, and Significance

Annales Geophysicae ◽

10.5194/angeo-23-2295-2005 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 23 (7) ◽

pp. 2295-2305 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

M. Yamamoto ◽

S. Fukao ◽

R. T. Tsunoda ◽

R. Pfaff ◽

H. Hayakawa

Keyword(s):

Electric Field ◽

Spatial Structure ◽

Electric Fields ◽

Density Profiles ◽

Sounding Rockets ◽

Optical Instruments ◽

Observation Network ◽

E Region ◽

Sporadic E ◽

Electron Density Profiles

Abstract. SEEK-2 (Sporadic-E Experiment over Kyushu 2) is an observation campaign to study the spatial structure of the field-aligned irregularity (FAI) and sporadic-E(Es)-layer by means of two sounding rockets and a ground-based observation network with radars and optical instruments. The experiment was successfully conducted on 3 August 2002, with successive launches of two sounding rockets from the Uchinoura Space Center (USC) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The timing of the experiment was carefully selected, while intense quasi-periodic (QP) echoes were observed with two radars in Tanegashima. The main Es-layer, with its double-layered structure, was observed at altitudes of 103–105 km, the presence of which was well accounted for by the ion accumulation due to neutral-wind shear. Several minor peaks were detected in the electron density profiles at altitudes of up to 130 km. The intensity of the electric field was 5–10 mV/m and showed intense fluctuations below 110 km. Wave-like variation of the electric field was seen above 110 km. From radar experiments, we found that QP echoes appeared around 105 km, which agreed well with the main Es-layer height. The QP echoes propagated to the west-northwest, with frontal structures elongated from north-northeast to south-southwest. Radar observations conduced throughout the SEEK-2 period, on the other hand, showed that frontal structures of the QP echoes were most frequently propagated to the southeast. This result was consistent with the direction of gravity-wave propagation observed with the OH imager during the same period. The rocket beacon experiment with the Es-layers revealed the spatial structure of the plasma densities. On the basis of these results and those from SEEK-1 in 1996, we examined the structures of the nighttime mid-latitude E-region. We concluded that the QP echoes reflect the horizontal structures of the main Es-layers. The source of the structures was not clearly determined from the experiments, but the candidates are gravity waves and the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. The azimuth-dependent Es-instability may have contributed to enhance structures of the QP echoes, although this instability may not be a major source of the QP structure in SEEK-2. Polarization electric fields were induced from the Es-layer with QP echoes, mapped upward along the geomagnetic field, and played an important role in determining the structures of the whole ionospheric E-region. Keywords. Mid-latitude ionosphere – Ionospheric irregularities – Ionosphere-atmosphere interactions

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Toward atmospheric electricity research: A low-cost, highly sensitive and robust balloon-borne electric field sounding sensor

IEEE Sensors Journal ◽

10.1109/jsen.2021.3070130 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

Xiaolong Wen ◽

Pengfei Yang ◽

Zhaozhi Chu ◽

Chunrong Peng ◽

Yutao Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Electric Field ◽

Low Cost ◽

Atmospheric Electricity ◽

Highly Sensitive

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Influence of Solar Wind on Secondary Cosmic Rays and Atmospheric Electricity

Frontiers in Earth Science ◽

10.3389/feart.2021.671801 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Jaroslav Chum ◽

Marek Kollárik ◽

Ivana Kolmašová ◽

Ronald Langer ◽

Jan Rusz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Field ◽

Spectral Analysis ◽

Cosmic Rays ◽

Electric Field ◽

Neutron Monitor ◽

Solar Rotation ◽

Atmospheric Electricity ◽

Lightning Activity ◽

Atmospheric Electric Field ◽

Heliospheric Magnetic Field

A relationship between the heliospheric magnetic field, atmospheric electric field, lightning activity, and secondary cosmic rays measured on the high mount of Lomnický Štít (2,634 m a.s.l.), Slovakia, during the declining phase of the solar cycle 24 is investigated with a focus on variations related to solar rotation (about 27 days). The secondary cosmic rays are detected using a neutron monitor and the detector system SEVAN, which distinguishes between different particles and energies. Using spectral analysis, we found distinct ∼27-day periodicities in variations of Bx and By components of the heliospheric magnetic field and in pressure-corrected measurements of secondary cosmic rays. The 27-day variations of secondary cosmic rays, on average, advanced and lagged the variations of Bx and By components by about 40° and −140°, respectively. Distinct 27-day periodicities were found both in the neutron monitor and the SEVAN upper and middle detector measurements. A nondominant periodicity of ∼27 days was also found for lightning activity. A cross-spectral analysis between fluctuation of the lightning activity and fluctuation of the heliospheric magnetic field (HMF) showed that fluctuation of the lightning activity was in phase and in antiphase with Bx and By components of the HMF, respectively, which is in agreement with previous studies investigating the influence of solar activity on lightning. On the other hand, the ∼27-day periodicity was not significant in the atmospheric electric field measured in Slovakia and Czechia. Therefore, no substantial influence of Bx and By on the atmospheric electric field was observed at these middle-latitude stations.

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Economic method of oil production based on electrophoresis

Proceedings of OilGasScientificResearchProjects Institute SOCAR ◽

10.5510/ogp2021si200567 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 97-102

Author(s):

S. V. Kolesnik ◽

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E. S. Shangin ◽

Keyword(s):

Energy Source ◽

Electric Field ◽

Oil Recovery ◽

Atmospheric Electricity ◽

Oil Production ◽

Oil Extraction ◽

The Earth ◽

Economic Method ◽

Mechanical Devices ◽

The Cost

Electrophoresis can be considered as a fundamentally new method of lifting oil without the use of producing wells and mechanical devices, with the help of which it is supposed to organize oil extraction from explored fields with a reduction in its cost by 70-80%. The source of electricity for the implementation of the proposed method of oil recovery based on electrophoresis can be a method of autonomous generation of electricity based on atmospheric electricity. This method is based on the operation of a natural generator consisting of the Earth, the atmosphere, the ionosphere and the Earth›s magnetic field.The proposed energy source is simple in design, convenient to use. As a result, the resulting energy is very cheap and environmentally friendly. The use of such an installation can be carried out in any area of the Earth. Keywords: oil production; electrophoresis; electric field; atmospheric electricity; carbon; the cost of lifting oil.

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Measurements of vertical electric field in a thunderstorm in a Chinese inland plateau

Annales Geophysicae ◽

10.5194/angeo-36-979-2018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 979-986 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tinglong Zhang ◽

Hai Yu ◽

Fangcong Zhou ◽

Jie Chen ◽

Maohua Zhang

Keyword(s):

Electric Field ◽

Positive Charge ◽

Atmospheric Electricity ◽

Early Period ◽

Vertical Direction ◽

Mature Stage ◽

Weak Charge ◽

Charge Densities ◽

Vertical Electric Field ◽

Mean Charge

Abstract. A balloon-borne instrument was designed to measure the electric field in thunderstorms. One case of thunderstorm was observed in the Pingliang region (35.57∘ N, 106.59∘ E; and 1620 m above sea level, a.s.l.) of a Chinese inland plateau, through penetration by the balloon-borne sounding in the early period of the mature stage. Results showed that the sounding passed through seven predominant charge regions. A negative charge region with a depth of 800 m located near the surface, and a positive charge region appeared in the warm cloud region; their mean charge densities were −0.44 ± 0.136 and 0.43 ± 0.103 nC m−3, respectively. Five charge regions existed in the region colder than 0 ∘C, and charge polarity alternated in a vertical direction with a positive charge at the lowest region. The mean charge densities for these five regions were 0.40±0.037 nC m−3 (−9.5 to −4 ∘C), -0.63±0.0107 nC m−3 (−18 to −14 ∘C), 0.35±0.063 nC m−3 (−27 to −18 ∘C), -0.36±0.057 nC m−3 (−34 to −27 ∘C), and 0.24±0.06 nC m−3 (−38 to −34 ∘C). We speculated that the two independent positive charge regions in the lower portion are the same charge region with a weak charge density layer in the middle. The analysis showed that the real charge structure of the thunderstorm is more complex than the tripole model, and the lower dipole is the most intensive charge region in the thunderstorm. Keywords. Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (atmospheric electricity)

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Annual variation of atmospheric electricity diurnal variation maximum in Kamchatka

EPJ Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/epjconf/202125401001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 254 ◽

pp. 01001

Author(s):

Sergey Smirnov

Keyword(s):

Electric Field ◽

Diurnal Variation ◽

Annual Variation ◽

Atmospheric Electricity ◽

Field Potential ◽

Potential Gradient ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Fair Weather ◽

Local Conditions ◽

Electric Field Potential

Atmospheric electric field diurnal variation measured in fair weather conditions over the ocean surface has a typical form which is called a unitary variation. It is associated with the global time and occurs simultaneously all over the planet. However, the diurnal variation, measured over the ground, depends on many local factors. The diurnal variation maximum of the electric field potential gradient, measured at Paratunka observatory, has the maximum close in time to the unitary variation maximum. In the paper we show that this maximum is determined by local conditions and is associated in time with the sunrise. The diurnal variation maximum of the electric field potential gradient, measured at Paratunka observatory in fair weather conditions, has annual variation coinciding with the annual variation of local sunrise.

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