First results from the measurements of atmospheric Maxwell currents at an Indian station, Maitri, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Panneerselvam, C., Jeeva, K., Nair, K.U., Selvaraj, C., Gurubaran, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Global electric ciruit; Maxwell currents; Maitri; Antarctica; GEC; Fairweather; Indian; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://14.139.123.141:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/163

An instrument to measure the atmospheric air-Earth current, the fundamental parameter of the global electric circuit was commissioned at an Indian station, Maitri, Antarctica in December 1999. The horizontal long wire antenna is used as. a sensor for picking up charges that constitute various curren...