NASA NTRS · 19790022706
The atmospheric electric global circuit
Abstract
The hypothesis that world thunderstorm activity represents the generator for the atmospheric electric current flow in the earth atmosphere between ground and the ionosphere is based on a close correlation between the magnitude and the diurnal variation of the supply current (thunderstorm generator current) and the load current (fair weather air-earth current density integrated over the earth surface). The advantages of using lightning survey satellites to furnish a base for accepting or rejecting the thunderstorm generator hypothesis are discussed.
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Kasemir, H. W.. 1979-07-01. The atmospheric electric global circuit. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19790022706
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