Measurements of positive ions and air-Earth current density at Maitri, Antarctica
Simultaneous measurements of the small, intermediate and large positive ions and air- Earth current density made at a coastal station, Maitri (70°45'52"S, 11°44'03"E, 130 m above sea level), at Antarctica during January.February 2005, are reported. Although small and large positi...
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ftindianacasci:oai:repository.ias.ac.in:16511 2023-05-15T13:46:24+02:00 Measurements of positive ions and air-Earth current density at Maitri, Antarctica Kamra, A. K. Siingh, Devendraa Pant, Vimlesh 2007 application/pdf http://repository.ias.ac.in/16511/ http://repository.ias.ac.in/16511/1/372.pdf http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2007./2006JD008101.shtml unknown American Geophysical Union http://repository.ias.ac.in/16511/1/372.pdf Kamra, A. K. Siingh, Devendraa Pant, Vimlesh (2007) Measurements of positive ions and air-Earth current density at Maitri, Antarctica Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 112 (D13). D13212_1-D13212_9. ISSN 0148-0227 QC Physics Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftindianacasci 2013-01-20T10:10:39Z Simultaneous measurements of the small, intermediate and large positive ions and air- Earth current density made at a coastal station, Maitri (70°45'52"S, 11°44'03"E, 130 m above sea level), at Antarctica during January.February 2005, are reported. Although small and large positive ion concentrations do not show any systematic diurnal variations, variations in them are almost similar to each other. On the other hand, variations in intermediate positive ion concentrations are independent of variations in the small/large positive ions and exhibit a diurnal variation which is similar to that in atmospheric temperature on fair weather days with a maximum during the day and minimum during the night hours. No such diurnal variation in intermediate positive ion concentration is observed on cloudy days when variations in them are also similar to those in small/large positive ion concentrations. Magnitude of diurnal variation in intermediate positive ion concentration on fair weather days increases with the lowering of atmospheric temperature in this season. Scavenging of ions by snowfall and trapping of a-rays from the ground radioactivity by a thin layer of snow on ground is demonstrated from observations. Variations in intermediate positive ion concentration are explained on the basis of the formation of new particles by the photolytic nucleation process. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Antarctica Journal Indian Academy of Sciences: Publication of Fellows Maitri ENVELOPE(11.733,11.733,-70.764,-70.764) |
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Simultaneous measurements of the small, intermediate and large positive ions and air- Earth current density made at a coastal station, Maitri (70°45'52"S, 11°44'03"E, 130 m above sea level), at Antarctica during January.February 2005, are reported. Although small and large positive ion concentrations do not show any systematic diurnal variations, variations in them are almost similar to each other. On the other hand, variations in intermediate positive ion concentrations are independent of variations in the small/large positive ions and exhibit a diurnal variation which is similar to that in atmospheric temperature on fair weather days with a maximum during the day and minimum during the night hours. No such diurnal variation in intermediate positive ion concentration is observed on cloudy days when variations in them are also similar to those in small/large positive ion concentrations. Magnitude of diurnal variation in intermediate positive ion concentration on fair weather days increases with the lowering of atmospheric temperature in this season. Scavenging of ions by snowfall and trapping of a-rays from the ground radioactivity by a thin layer of snow on ground is demonstrated from observations. Variations in intermediate positive ion concentration are explained on the basis of the formation of new particles by the photolytic nucleation process. |
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Measurements of positive ions and air-Earth current density at Maitri, Antarctica |
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Measurements of positive ions and air-Earth current density at Maitri, Antarctica |
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Measurements of positive ions and air-Earth current density at Maitri, Antarctica |
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http://repository.ias.ac.in/16511/1/372.pdf Kamra, A. K. Siingh, Devendraa Pant, Vimlesh (2007) Measurements of positive ions and air-Earth current density at Maitri, Antarctica Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 112 (D13). D13212_1-D13212_9. ISSN 0148-0227 |
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