Influence of short-term solar disturbances on the fair weather conduction current

Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

and R. Giles Harrison²  Yuval Reuveni¹  Colin Price³  Keri Nicoll²  Yoav Yair⁴  Gal Elhalel³ 

[1] Institute of Geophysics and Pleasantry Physics, Scripps Institute of Oceanography,San-Diego,USA;Department of Meteorology, University of Reading,UK;Department of Geophysical, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Tel-Aviv University,Israel;Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC),Israel

Others  :  1075703
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/swsc/2014022

 received in 2013-09-15, accepted in 2014-08-06,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

The fair weather atmospheric electrical current (Jz) couples the ionosphere to the lower atmosphere and thus provides a route by which changes in solar activity can modify processes in the lower troposphere. This paper examines the temporal variations and spectral characteristics of continuous measurements of Jz conducted at the Wise Observatory in Mitzpe-Ramon, Israel (30°35′ N, 34°45′ E), during two large CMEs, and during periods of increased solar wind density.

【 授权许可】

   
© G. Elhalel et al., Published by EDP Sciences 2014

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