Annual variation of atmospheric electricity diurnal variation maximum in Kamchatka

• Published in: EPJ Web of Conferences
• Main Author: Smirnov Sergey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2021
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Paratunka; Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125401001; https://doaj.org/article/dfc6010b03a14614a0e5f9ecf30f6892

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.