Atmospheric electricity observations at Lerwick Geophysical Observatory
Atmospheric electricity measurements were made at Lerwick Observatory, Shetland, between 1925 and 1984. These principally provide a long series of hourly potential gradient (PG) measurements at an unpolluted site but also include air–Earth current density measurements during the late 1970s and early...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:80cd46bc39144d0a8cb48ac94f3dbc5a 2023-05-15T13:38:48+02:00 Atmospheric electricity observations at Lerwick Geophysical Observatory R. G. Harrison J. C. Riddick 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-13-133-2022 https://doaj.org/article/80cd46bc39144d0a8cb48ac94f3dbc5a EN eng Copernicus Publications https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/13/133/2022/hgss-13-133-2022.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5010 https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5029 doi:10.5194/hgss-13-133-2022 2190-5010 2190-5029 https://doaj.org/article/80cd46bc39144d0a8cb48ac94f3dbc5a History of Geo- and Space Sciences, Vol 13, Pp 133-146 (2022) Science Q Geology QE1-996.5 Dynamic and structural geology QE500-639.5 Physics QC1-999 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-13-133-2022 2022-12-31T00:45:57Z Atmospheric electricity measurements were made at Lerwick Observatory, Shetland, between 1925 and 1984. These principally provide a long series of hourly potential gradient (PG) measurements at an unpolluted site but also include air–Earth current density measurements during the late 1970s and early 1980s. An especially notable aspect was investigating the dramatic atmospheric electrical changes caused by nuclear weapon detonations in the late 1950s and early 1960s, which has parallels with the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole. The methodology employed at Lerwick to provide the PG measurements is described. There is renewed international interest in such measurements, not least because the Lerwick PG data have been shown to be linked to Pacific Ocean temperature anomalies. The past measurements described have characterised the Lerwick site exceptionally well in atmospheric electrical terms, which also indicate its suitability for future, similar measurements. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic The Antarctic Pacific History of Geo- and Space Sciences 13 2 133 146 |
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Atmospheric electricity measurements were made at Lerwick Observatory, Shetland, between 1925 and 1984. These principally provide a long series of hourly potential gradient (PG) measurements at an unpolluted site but also include air–Earth current density measurements during the late 1970s and early 1980s. An especially notable aspect was investigating the dramatic atmospheric electrical changes caused by nuclear weapon detonations in the late 1950s and early 1960s, which has parallels with the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole. The methodology employed at Lerwick to provide the PG measurements is described. There is renewed international interest in such measurements, not least because the Lerwick PG data have been shown to be linked to Pacific Ocean temperature anomalies. The past measurements described have characterised the Lerwick site exceptionally well in atmospheric electrical terms, which also indicate its suitability for future, similar measurements. |
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