Abstract
Local weather conditions can change the electrical conductivity of the atmosphere or even the amount of charge it contains. In turn this affects the atmospheric electric field. In a recent study in Environmental Research Letters (ERL), we measured the atmospheric electric field at ground level for two case studies with different weather conditions. Using additional data from co-located instruments such as a laser cloud-base recorder to detect cloud and aerosols, we showed that measurements of the atmospheric electric field might be used for weather forecasting and monitoring.
| Translated title of the contribution | Insight: measurements of atmospheric electric field could help forecast weather |
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| Original language | English |
| Publisher | Institute of Physics |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Apr 2012 |