A CORRELATION BETWEEN ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AND THE JET STREAM

Abstract

A good correlation was suggested between the current magnitude on fair weather days and the presence of a jet stream. On fair-weather days from Oct 1952 through Feb 1953, during which there was a 0.05-uamp current for 6 hrs or more, a jet stream was indicated over the Schenectady area at 200-, 300-, or 500-mb levels for 80% of the time. This effect was attributed to positive charges carried by a jet stream that has previously passed over a stormy area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0015500

Entities

People

  • Raymond E. Falconer

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Electricity
  • Cirrus Clouds
  • Clouds
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electrometers
  • Jet Streams
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Meteorology
  • Moisture Content
  • New York
  • Observation
  • Thunderstorms
  • Transition Temperature
  • Weather
  • Wind
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Plasma Physics.