Effective Dielectric Constant of the Atmosphere During Snowstorms: Part II

The behavior of clustered fluffy snowflakes in an alternating electric field is analyzed. The resistivity of wet snow, however high, still produces an almost complete short circuiting of the internal cluster capacitance if the frequency is of the industrial level. The influence of snowflakes is under these circumstances very nearly the same as if they were perfect conductors; the macroscopic dielectric constant of the atmosphere is increased as well as corona losses [1].