Abstract
In this paper, we study the variations of atmospheric electric field during the total solar eclipse (TSE) of July 11, 2010, at Complejo Astronómico El Leoncito (CASLEO). These variations observed with two identical sensors separated by 0.4 km, show a significant increase (∼55 V/m) when compared with averaged values measured during previous and subsequent fair weather days. Furthermore, identical changes are detected on the measured phases of Very Low Frequency waves received at CASLEO. The latter suggests a possible connection between the lower ionosphere and the lower atmosphere during the period of the eclipse.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2052-2056 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Advances in Space Research |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Observational electric field and VLF data from this study are available upon request. The work of JT was supported by CAPESP funding agency. JPR thanks CNPq funding agency (Proc. 482000/2011-2 and 312788/2013-4). Authors are grateful to anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions, which helped to improve the quality of the paper.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 COSPAR
Funding
Observational electric field and VLF data from this study are available upon request. The work of JT was supported by CAPESP funding agency. JPR thanks CNPq funding agency (Proc. 482000/2011-2 and 312788/2013-4). Authors are grateful to anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions, which helped to improve the quality of the paper.
Keywords
- Atmospheric electric field
- Fair-weather
- Total solar eclipse
- Very Low Frequency waves
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aerospace Engineering
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Geophysics
- Atmospheric Science
- Space and Planetary Science
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences