scholarly journals Taking account of topography when calculating the resistance of the global atmospheric conductor

10.12737/6044 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Валерий Денисенко ◽  
Valery Denisenko ◽  
Олег Якубайлик ◽  
Oleg Yakubailik
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Electric Circuit ◽  
Empirical Models ◽  
Global Electric Circuit ◽  
Local Resistance ◽  
High Mountains ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Geodetic Coordinates ◽  
Dimensional Simulation

The role of topography in the formation of the global electric circuit is analyzed. The topography of the Earth’s surface is determined using the GLOBE data-base providing data on height of the Earth’s surface above mean sea level in geodetic coordinates with spatial resolution of 30 angular seconds. The atmosphere is considered as a global conductor between the Earth’s surface and the ionosphere simulated as ideal conductors. Empirical models of air conductivity are used. To simplify the description of large-scale phenomena, the model is reduced to one-dimensional simulation of vertical columns of air. The inclusion of topography is shown to reduce the resistance of the atmosphere by 10 % and to reduce the local resistance above high mountains several times. Note that taking topography into account is also important in more general models of electrical conductivity of the atmosphere.

scholarly journals On the role of non-electrified clouds in the Global Electric Circuit

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 9815-9847 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. G. Baumgaertner ◽  
G. M. Lucas ◽  
J. P. Thayer ◽  
S. A. Mallios
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Cover ◽  
Electric Circuit ◽  
Time Averaging ◽  
Global Electric Circuit ◽  
Fair Weather ◽  
Cloud Data ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Current Divergence ◽  
High Clouds

Abstract. Non-electrified clouds in the fair-weather part of the Global Electric Circuit (GEC) reduce conductivity because of the limited mobility of charge due to attachment to cloud water droplets, effectively leading to a loss of ions. A high-resolution GEC model, which numerically solves the Poisson equation, is used to show that in the fair-weather region currents partially flow around non-electrified clouds, with current divergence above the cloud, and convergence below the cloud. An analysis of this effect is presented for various types of non-electrified clouds, i.e. for different altitude extents, and for different horizontal dimensions, finding that the effect is most pronounced for high clouds with a diameter below 100 km. Based on these results, a method to calculate column and global resistance is developed that can account for all cloud sizes and altitudes. The CESM1(WACCM) Earth System Model as well as ISCCP cloud data are used to calculate the effect of this phenomenon on global resistance. From CESM1(WACCM), it is found that when including non-electrified clouds in the fair-weather estimate of resistance the global resistance increases by up to 73%, depending on the parameters used. Using ISCCP cloud cover leads to an even larger increase, which is likely to be overestimated because of time-averaging of cloud cover. Neglecting current divergence/convergence around small clouds overestimates global resistance by up to 20%, whereas the method introduced by previous studies underestimates global resistance by up to 40%. For global GEC models, a conductivity parametrization is developed to account for the current divergence/convergence phenomenon around non-electrified clouds. Conductivity simulations from CESM1(WACCM) using this parametrization are presented.

The role of the global electric circuit in solar and internal forcing of clouds and climate

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 1126-1139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A. Tinsley ◽  
G.B. Burns ◽  
Limin Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Electric Circuit ◽  
Global Electric Circuit

scholarly journals Influence of Large-Scale Conductivity Inhomogeneities in the Atmosphere on the Global Electric Circuit

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 4382-4396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay N. Slyunyaev ◽  
Evgeny A. Mareev ◽  
Alexey V. Kalinin ◽  
Artem A. Zhidkov
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Atmospheric Electricity ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Electric Circuit ◽  
Approximate Theory ◽  
Global Electric Circuit ◽  
Equivalent Electric Circuit ◽  
Classical Models ◽  
Well Posed ◽  
Ionospheric Potential

Abstract Theoretical estimation of the influence of large-scale conductivity inhomogeneities on the global electric circuit and, in particular, on the ionospheric potential is considered. A well-posed formulation of this problem is presented, on the basis of which an approximate method is developed so as to take account of large-scale conductivity inhomogeneities. Under certain restrictions imposed on the distributions of the conductivity and the external current density, explicit approximate formulas for the ionospheric potential are derived. The approximation developed is shown to be equivalent to that of classical models of atmospheric electricity in which the atmosphere is divided into two or more columns and is replaced by a simple equivalent electric circuit. The effect of conductivity inhomogeneities located inside and outside thunderclouds is discussed and, in particular, it is demonstrated that taking account of the conductivity reduction inside thunderclouds leads to a substantial increase in the ionospheric potential. The results following from the approximate theory are compared with those obtained from direct numerical simulations. It is found that the suggested approximation qualitatively accounts for the dependence of the ionospheric potential on the parameters of the conductivity distribution, although the relative error may be significant, especially in the case of a substantial reduction in the conductivity inside thunderclouds.

Relative role of the azimuthal Pedersen current component in the substorm global electric circuit

2018 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 562-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Kurikalova ◽  
V.M. Mishin ◽  
V.V. Mishin ◽  
S.B. Lunyushkin ◽  
Yu.V. Penskikh
Keyword(s):  
Electric Circuit ◽  
Relative Role ◽  
Global Electric Circuit ◽  
Current Component

On the role of transient currents in the global electric circuit

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Mareev ◽  
S. A. Yashunin ◽  
S. S. Davydenko ◽  
T. C. Marshall ◽  
M. Stolzenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Circuit ◽  
Global Electric Circuit ◽  
Transient Currents

The Role of Sense of Direction and Other Factors During Navigation in a Large-Scale, Unconstrained Environment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth J. Ploran ◽  
Ericka Rovira ◽  
James C. Thompson ◽  
Raja Parasuraman
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Sense Of Direction

Magnetic Properties of xCeO2•(50 − x) PbO•50B2O3 Glasses and Glass Ceramics

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 4486-4494 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.El Damrawi ◽  
F. Gharghar
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Glass Ceramics ◽  
Magnetic Behavior ◽  
Crystal Formation ◽  
Dual Roles ◽  
Effective Agent ◽  
Ordered Structures ◽  
Essential Change

Cerium oxide in borate glasses of composition xCeO2·(50 − x)PbO·50B2O3 plays an important role in changing both microstructure and magnetic behaviors of the system. The structural role of CeO2 as an effective agent for cluster and crystal formation in borate network is clearly evidenced by XRD technique. Both structure and size of well-formed cerium separated clusters have an effective influence on the structural properties. The cluster aggregations are documented to be found in different range ordered structures, intermediate and long range orders are the most structures in which cerium phases are involved. The nano-sized crystallized cerium species in lead borate phase are evidenced to have magnetic behavior.  The criteria of building new specific borate phase enriched with cerium as ferrimagnetism has been found to keep the magnetization in large scale even at extremely high temperature. Treating the glass thermally or exposing it to an effective dose of ionized radiation is evidenced to have an essential change in magnetic properties. Thermal heat treatment for some of investigated materials is observed to play dual roles in the glass matrix. It can not only enhance alignment processes of the magnetic moment but also increases the capacity of the crystallite species in the magnetic phases. On the other hand, reverse processes are remarked under the effect of irradiation. The magnetization was found to be lowered, since several types of the trap centers which are regarded as defective states can be produced by effect of ionized radiation. 

The Impact of Quantitative Easing on Emerging Markets – Literature Review

e-Finanse ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
Piotr Bartkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Quantitative Easing ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sufficient Precision

AbstractThe article presents the results of the review of the empirical literature regarding the impact of quantitative easing (QE) on emerging markets (EMs). The subject is of interest to policymakers and researchers due to the increasingly larger role of EMs in the world economy and the large-scale capital flows occurring after 2009. The review is conducted in a systematic manner and takes into consideration different methodological choices, samples and measurement issues. The paper puts the summarized results in the context of transmission channels identified in the literature. There are few distinct methodological approaches present in the literature. While there is a consensus regarding the direction of the impact of QE on EMs, its size and durability have not yet been assessed with sufficient precision. In addition, there are clear gaps in the empirical findings, not least related to relative underrepresentation of the CEE region (in particular, Poland).

Adiabatic large polarons in anisotropic molecular crystals

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Zoran Ivić ◽  
Željko Pržulj
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Effective Mass ◽  
Molecular Crystals ◽  
Single Chain ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Interchain Coupling ◽  
Large Polaron ◽  
The One

Adiabatic large polarons in anisotropic molecular crystals We study the large polaron whose motion is confined to a single chain in a system composed of the collection of parallel molecular chains embedded in threedimensional lattice. It is found that the interchain coupling has a significant impact on the large polaron characteristics. In particular, its radius is quite larger while its effective mass is considerably lighter than that estimated within the one-dimensional models. We believe that our findings should be taken into account for the proper understanding of the possible role of large polarons in the charge and energy transfer in quasi-one-dimensional substances.

Age Advantages of Emotional Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic are Robust, but Diminished Compared to Pre-pandemic Conditions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Sun ◽  
Disa Sauter
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Selection Strategies ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Prolonged Stress

Getting old is generally seen as unappealing, yet aging confers considerable advantages in several psychological domains (North & Fiske, 2015). In particular, older adults are better off emotionally than younger adults, with aging associated with the so-called “age advantages,” that is, more positive and less negative emotional experiences (Carstensen et al., 2011). Although the age advantages are well established, it is less clear whether they occur under conditions of prolonged stress. In a recent study, Carstensen et al (2020) demonstrated that the age advantages persist during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that older adults are able to utilise cognitive and behavioural strategies to ameliorate even sustained stress. Here, we build on Carstensen and colleagues’ work with two studies. In Study 1, we provide a large-scale test of the robustness of Carstensen and colleagues’ finding that older individuals experience more positive and less negative emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. We measured positive and negative emotions along with age information in 23,629 participants in 63 countries in April-May 2020. In Study 2, we provide a comparison of the age advantages using representative samples collected before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We demonstrate that older people experience less negative emotion than younger people during the prolonged stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the advantage of older adults was diminished during the pandemic, pointing to a likely role of older adults use of situation selection strategies (Charles, 2010).

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