Electricity of the Undisturbed Atmospheric Boundary Layer of Middle Latitudes

The atmospheric boundary layer is the lowermost part of the atmosphere, the turbulent dynamics and electrodynamics of which are determined by the complex organization of processes in a dissipative environment with energy input from many sources. Regions of the atmosphere undisturbed by thunderstorms...

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Published in:Izvestiya. Atmospheric and oceanic physics 2023-10, Vol.59 (5), p.522-537
Main Authors: Anisimov, S. V., Aphinogenov, K. V., Galichenko, S. V., Prokhorchuk, A. A., Klimanova, E. V., Kozmina, A. S., Guriev, A. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmosphere
Atmospheric boundary layer
Atmospheric turbulence
Boundary layers
Climatology
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Electric currents
Electric fields
Electrical conductivity
Electrical resistivity
Electricity
Electrodynamics
Geophysical observatories
Geophysics/Geodesy
Ion concentration
Numerical models
Physics
Thunderstorms
Turbulent flow
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Summary:The atmospheric boundary layer is the lowermost part of the atmosphere, the turbulent dynamics and electrodynamics of which are determined by the complex organization of processes in a dissipative environment with energy input from many sources. Regions of the atmosphere undisturbed by thunderstorms and precipitation are characterized by low-energy electrical processes, the study of which requires a developed instrument base and knowledge of the methods of synchronous spaced high-precision measurements of several physical quantities. This paper presents the results of recent studies of electricity of the atmospheric boundary layer of midlatitudes carried out using the measuring complex of Borok Geophysical Observatory of the Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences (IPE RAS), and numerical modeling. Quantitative estimates of the average values and variability of small ion concentration, the corresponding components of electrical conductivity, and atmospheric electric field intensity are performed. Two types of electric structures formed by the electric current flow through a turbulent medium with inhomogeneous conductivity are defined.
ISSN:0001-4338
1555-628X
DOI:10.1134/S000143382305002X