Comparison of global storm activity rate calculated from Schumann resonance background components to electric field intensity E0Z

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 184-187

  Nieckarz, Zenon ^a   Kułak, Andrzej ^a   Zieba, Stanisław ^a   Kubicki, Marek ^b   Michnowski, Stanisław ^b   Barański, Piotr ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Global atmospheric electric circuit; Global lightning activity; Schumann resonances

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERICS; BUILDINGS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; ELECTRIC LINES; GEOPHYSICS; LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); OBSERVATORIES; RAPID SOLIDIFICATION; RESONANCE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TELEGRAPH; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CARPATHIANS; CIRCUIT MODELS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; EARTH'S SURFACES; ELECTRIC ACTIVITIES; ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITIES; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; GLOBAL LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITIES; PARAMETERS CHARACTERIZING; PROPAGATION PARAMETERS; RATE CALCULATIONS; SCHUMANN RESONANCES; SEASONAL CHANGES; SOLAR VARIATIONS; TELEGRAPH EQUATIONS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CORRELATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LIGHTNING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; RESONANCE; THUNDERSTORM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 58149299991     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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