Computer Science – Sound
Scientific paper
Jun 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981natur.291..304m&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 291, May 28-June 4, 1981, p. 304-308.
Computer Science
Sound
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Atmospheric Electricity, Cosmic Rays, Electric Fields, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Balloon Sounding, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Ionizing Radiation, Ionospheric Sounding, Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling, Satellite Sounding, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
Relationships between cosmic radiation levels and the ionospheric potential are investigated as a possible mechanism for solar effects on terrestrial meteorology not involving a heating process. Cosmic ray data obtained by the neutron monitor at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, and by the IMP 4 satellite were compared with measurements of ionospheric potential acquired by aircraft soundings in the Bahamas and balloon soundings primarily in Germany. A 10% change in ground level cosmic radiation is found to be associated with a 10 to 20% change in ionospheric potential, which is taken as an indicator of electric field intensity. In addition, it is found that the Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field and the auroral geomagnetic index, which are related to magnetospheric-ionospheric coupling, are not correlated with the ionospheric potential data. It is concluded that solar modulation of the earth's electric field occurs through the regulation of ionizing radiation by magnetic discontinuities within the solar wind, with the ionizing radiation affecting atmospheric electrification through regulation of the current output of the global thunderstorm generator.
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