Questions tagged [ionosphere]
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Does an increase in SR lead to an increase in strength and intensity of ionospheric lightning?
As explained in the following document:
ELF Electromagnetic Waves from Lightning: The Schumann Resonances
Upper-Atmosphere phenomena like Sprites and Elves can be recorded with extremely low frequency ...
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Ionosonde.Why are electron density profile expressed in plasma frequency?
I found this image of an electron density profile.
ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/ionosonde/data/RO041/individual/2021/046/image/RO041_2021046113000_EDP.PNG
However, the profile is expressed in terms of &...
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How do thunderstorms generate ionospheric potential?
In all the explanations of how global electric circuit on Earth works, I've always encountered statements like "thunderstorms generate ionospheric potential" (which is about 250 kV).
E.g. here: https:...
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Can ionospheric plasma disturbances effect the weather?
I've read about how ionospheric discharges like jets can be initiated/triggered by lightning, and how lightning can propagate upwards from clouds. What I was wondering is if this can happen in ...
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Do HAARP-like programs have effects on climate? [closed]
Military powers like USA, Rusia and China have programs to heat through electromagnetic waves the Ionosphere. HAARP supposedly is a research program, but run by part of the military of US (Air Force ...
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